Standard but enjoyable thriller
- Shooter review by CP Customer
Nothing new here; it's the story of an ex army hero who is lured out of retirement and then framed for an assassination attempt on the president. It is done well, however, which makes the film enjoyable. Some good action sequences and Wahlberg plays the hero adequately.
4 out of 5 members found this review helpful.
Wanting the good guy to win
- Shooter review by AB
Storyline is not new, action shots neither, the outcome - very guessable.
But, this is one of those films that make you wonder - "what if this was me?".
Enjoyable without being trite.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Good Film, Worth watching
- Shooter review by CP Customer
Mark Wahlberg plays good and well acted film with non-stop action. Worth the watch and will not be dispointed with this film.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
You've seen it all before
- Shooter review by RP
Hmmm... I was hoping against hope for something better than this: it's just plain silly, a mish-mash of every assassinate-the-President / conspiracy theory / revenge film you've ever seen. Super-sniper Bob Lee Swagger (what? are people really called that?) is conned and framed for an attempted assassination and sought by the combined forces of FBI + police. While shot and injured he (of course) defeats all before him and (of course) gets his revenge on the baddies who have set him up and (of course) gets the woman. Unbelievable, mindless twaddle.
However, switch off your brain, sit back and let it wash over you and it becomes a fairly standard action flick, with all the usual car chases, shootings, explosions and a high body count. You will have seen the plot – and the action sequences – over and over in all the similar films you've watched over the years.
I have seen worse films so I'll have to give it 3/5 stars, but it really is disappointing, below average stuff and despite this rating I really didn't like it much.
0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.
Solid But Implausible Action Thriller
- Shooter review by GI
A violent action film and star vehicle for Mark Wahlberg. It has a totally implausible plot that does stretch credibility throughout but that aside it's an entertaining conspiracy thriller with plenty of action. Wahlberg plays Bob Lee Swagger, a former expert sniper, now living in quiet seclusion but recruited by dodgy Colonel Johnson (Danny Glover) to advise on a possible assassination attempt on the President. Swagger finds himself set up and hunted as a killer but soon shows he's no pushover as he goes all Ethan Hunt with a remarkable skill set allowing him to avoid his pursuers and kill a lot of them. Kate Mara plays a love interest who helps the hero along with a disaffected FBI agent played by Michael Peña. Ned Beatty also cameos as a corrupt politician. It's all good fun, thoroughly daft but watchable.
0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.