Shooter Reviews

This is just a Jason Bourne clone. An ex-soldier framed for killer a political leader and hunting those responsible. A similar plot done before. It could have been good if it hadn't been for complicated writing and a plot more holes than Swiss cheese. A forgettable action thriller.

Shooter is a great action thriller,which is helped by a Great cast & good direction who keeps the pace of the film ticking over nicely,with subtle moments and great location shots,a must see film for all action fans...

Good movie for what it is. This is a classic guys flick, alot of shooting, explosions and chase scenes. Nothing memorable about the movie, but it good to see at least once.

Since this movie had a pretty strong rating (7.2 on Imdb), I was expecting it to be a really strong action feature. Eventually, to be honest, I thought it was rather disappointing. I mean, sure, it was not bad and the whole thing was actually rather well done (Antoine Fuqua might not be one of the greatest filmmakers ever but he is usually delivers in the goods, especially in the action genre) but there was seriously nothing original about it. Indeed, basically all the elements involved in this movie (story, characters, shots, actions scenes,...) have been borrowed here and there. On top of that, I guess I’m still missing the interesting Mark Wahlberg from ‘Boogie Nights’, we just got a glimpse of this actor in this movie but I found him there 10 times more interesting and convincing than as a lethal sniper. Eventually, the only thing that left an impression was to see the lovely Kate Mara even though her scene in her underwear was rather gratuitous. To conclude, I have to admit that it was still a decent watch and it is worth a look, especially if you love action movies but it is also completely forgettable.

Muito bom o filme ,primeira vez que eu vi a kate mara em um filme.

Full of action, stuff blowing up, lots of shooting, Shooter is a decent movie, with decent acting, a decent story, and is watchable (unlike some other action movies). Mark Wahlberg does a good job in this movie. Danny Glover - why do they keep dragging him out? His role could have been played by anyone, and probably much better.

Sorry, I respectfully disagree with all previous reviews. This movie was utter and complete crap. It looked promising at the beginning, but quickly turned into a pure Hollywood predictable mess full of plot holes and 'wtf??' moments. The script is what killed it for me. It's like someone was told "make a movie, lots of action, and make sure to include the following; sexy girls, lots of big guns, hunting with your dog, wilderness survival, make explosives out of hardware store items, at least two 'save your buddy' moments, one that ended badly and one where you redeem yourself, shady conspiracy people in black SUVs, car chases, car crashes, and also make sure those same sexy girls get to use the guns too". I think this movie must've been a big hit in redneck hick towns where everyone is a member of the NRA.

And the plotholes. ugh.. I'll just mention the worst one picture two fugitives in Virginia, they kill off a main bad guy (that was protected by about 20 complete idiots, it seems, judging how easy they died), and then other bad guy calls you and says they have your girl hostage (another typical Hollywood scenario) --- and next thing you know, they're meeting via helicopters up in the snowy rocky mountains??? ugh...

and the plot twist at the end where the good guy gets off the conspiracy against him? "oh, you're free to go because your super quick improv demonstration proved it wasn't your gun that shot the guy" --- LOL!!! wow, quick trial. oh, and I guess everyone just forgot all about the car thefts, car crashes while evading police, assault of FBI officer, and what.. 20, 30 murders and a few home explosions he's done? they even had his fingerprints from the big shoot-out in Virginia!.. but no, you don't match the gun at beginning of movie, so you're free to go... and Secretary of Justice even gives you a big *wink wink* that going after and finishing off a senator, a colonel, and his entourage of hired guns is ok - after all, its good to take the lawy into your own hands once a while.. and besides, how could they just arrest the senator - especially if they killed his DOG! its revenge time, baby!!!

There was a few anti-government stabs in the film, but they were so brief and preachy that it had no effect on the action-centered plot; they mentioned something about Abu Graib prison, and a little something about going into countries for Oil, not for Freedom... but in the overall message i felt the movie sent out was "Guns = Freedom" and conspiracy in government never directly involve the president or other top guys; only one or two Senators + a secret organization of contract ex-military killers.

After his unit leaves him and his best friend Donnie, to die in Ethiopia, former military sniper Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) goes in exile in the Rockies. Three years later, he gets coaxed back into action by Colonel Isaac Johnson (Danny Glover) who requests that he finds a way to plan the President's assassination in one of three cities.
In the end, Bob Lee is double-crossed and framed for the attempt. Soon he becomes a fugitive trying to prove his innocence.
Naive cop Nick Memphis (Michael Peña) just "knows" Bob Lee's not responsible for the events. Even though he's on the verge of getting fired, he still wants to help Bob Lee as much as possible.
Together they will find the truth.

Wahlberg shows signs of good acting.
I felt that Danny Glover spoke like Daffy Duck, it was hard to understand him at times.
Peña is excellent as the naive police officer.

The shots with heads and arms flying all over are well made and impressive.

The script is believable. Bob Lee obviously has no respect for the government, and it is even more apparent when he realizes he's been set up. Even better, Bob Lee was trained to kill, but also how remove weapons from people's hands in order to survive.

An engaging, enjoyable movie with a lot of action.