Shooter
Monday, July 02, 2007
3 GOOMBAS
Okay, give Mark Wahlberg a gun and let him run around on camera any time . . . just without the mullet. Will Farrell and Jack Black put it right on the money when they jokingly threatened to beat up all the nominees except for Wahlberg during the 2007 Academy Awards, because "[he's] kind of bad-ass." Bad-ass is the right word for Mark Wahlberg, especially in this aggressive action flick.
Ex-U.S. Marine Corp. sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, is recruited for a special mission because of his excellent reputation and expertise at shooting people in the head. He must prevent the assassination the President of the United States.
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The plot thickens as he becomes the victim of a set up and then has to run from the FBI and those who framed him.
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Of course there's a bombshell, female semi-love interest, some attempt at character development, the nerdy, yet trusty sidekick, and lots and lots of bombs.
This movie doesn't really have much to it. It was kind of cool to listen to all the gun talk. Apparently there are lots of elements that go into shooting a person from over a mile away. Who knew? But the real reason to go see this movie is Mark Wahlberg, the shooting, and the many many explosions. Exaggerated masculinity is usually an issue for me, but Wahlberg is so natural about it; thereby making it okay for him to run around as macho man. Hey, it's like watching him in real life!
Shooter is an entertaining movie, but expecting too much from it would be a huge mistake. It's worth a shot, right?