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Shooter (2007)

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Reviews Counted:49

Fresh:16

Rotten:33

Average Rating:2.7/10

Consensus: With an implausible story and numerous plot holes, Shooter fails to distinguish itself from other mindless action-thrillers.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong graphic violence and some language

Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Mar 23, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $46,975,183

Synopsis: Antoine Fuqua, the director of such action movies as TRAINING DAY and THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS, takes on government conspiracies in SHOOTER. Based on the book POINT OF IMPACT by Stephen Hunter,... Antoine Fuqua, the director of such action movies as TRAINING DAY and THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS, takes on government conspiracies in SHOOTER. Based on the book POINT OF IMPACT by Stephen Hunter, SHOOTER focuses on Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg), a former Marine scout sniper who has retired to a log cabin in the middle of the woods after a supposedly standard mission got out of hand in Ethiopia. Three years later, Colonel Isaac Johnson (Danny Glover) shows up with two flunkies, trying to convince Swagger to help them thwart a plot to assassinate the president. Honor and duty get the better of him, and Swagger agrees to participate--only to find out that he has been set up, sending him on the run so he can discover who was really behind the shooting. With the whole world looking for him, the only people willing to help him are the widow of his former partner, Sarah (Kate Mara), and Nick Memphis (Michael Pena), a young FBI agent who refuses to stop investigating the case. Wahlberg, nominated for an Oscar for his supporting performance in THE DEPARTED, is excellent in the lead role of a complicated man who had turned his back on society, only to be thrust right back into the middle of it. Glover is solid as his arch-nemesis, who treats the situation as if it's some kind of game. SHOOTER is an action-filled suspense thriller that races through the streets of Philadelphia, New York, Kentucky, and Washington, DC, as well as Ethiopia in a violent search for answers. [More]

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena, Rhona Mitra, Rade Sherbedgia

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena, Rhona Mitra, Rade Sherbedgia, Ned Beatty, Elias Koteas, Kate Mara, Danny Glover, Levon Helm

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Producer: Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Ric Kidney
Screenwriter: Jonathan Lemkin
Composer: Mark Mancina
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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Jun 16, 2009

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11/17/07
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The DVD edition includes seven deleted scenes (three of which actually good), commentary by director Antoine Fuqua, and a docu called Survival of the Fittest, about the making of Shooter.

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09/30/07
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08/01/07
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...for a big, dumb action movie, Shooter works well enough, and parts of it are actually fun. (HD-DVD Edition)

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07/29/07
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Antoine Fuqua directs with the usual chaotic overkill and mix-master editing, pumping up the action choreography until it's as incomprehensible as the story.

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06/28/07
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Joel Pearce
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Extras on the disc include a full-length commentary by director Antoine Fuqua, who gives a thorough explanation of his thinking in making the film.

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Would that Wahlberg's Bob Lee Swagger took aim at the critic on the back of the DVD cover who praises the way the actor "hits the target."

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06/13/07
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