Shooter - Movie Review

There was a time when Bob Lee Swagger was the best trigger-man in the military, but after growing disillusioned with the system, he disappeared without a trace. After being located at his remote mountain retreat by high-profile government officials following an extensive search, Swagger is coerced back into service in order to stop a determined assassin from taking out the President of the United States. In the process of carrying out his mission, however, Swagger suddenly realizes that he has been betrayed when he becomes the subject of a nationwide manhunt. Now wounded and desperate to reveal the culprits behind the conspiracy before it's too late, Swagger sets into motion a revenge plan that will send shockwaves rippling to some of the most powerful and corrupt leaders in the free world.

The entire plot of this film was very far-fetched. It had to rely on a bunch of coincidences to work and there were several "MacGyver" moments that were pretty unbelievable. That said, I was thoroughly entertained once I was able to turn off my reality meter. The action was virtually non-stop and there were plenty of big guns and explosions. Mark Wahlberg has come a long way since Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch and was very good in this film. He's proven himself as an action star and certainly has the look. The ending wasn't a surprise and neither were most of the "plot twists," but there were some pretty intense scenes and who knows, with some of the crazy things our government has been doing, maybe the plot isn't so far-fetched after all...

Rating: 3 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena, Danny Glover

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