Shooter

Shooter was one of those movie with a trailer that made it look good, but if done wrong could've been horrible. It was probably better than I expected. Mark Wahlberg is a character with possibly the coolest on screen name he has ever had the privilege of calling himself. Bob Lee Swagger. P-I-M-P. He is an Army sniper, but when he and his spotter are spotted by the enemy, he is able to get out alive, while his spotter and best friend isn't so lucky. After this horrific turn of events, he quits the Army, moves to a secluded mountain, and tries to live out the rest of his life in peace. Unfortunately that doesn't get to happen. With a triumphant return to the big screen Danny Glover plays Col. Isaac Johnson. The Colonel needs Bob's help. The Colonel has been tipped off that a hit will be attempted on the President and they need Bob to give them the 411 on the possibilities of which locations in the city it may take place from. He is a consultant, there to provide opinion from the stand point of a professional such as himself. After helping them, things go terribly wrong. The assassination is a success and then all of the sudden it becomes clear. He is being set up. Now he is on the run for the murder of a high ranking official. With every one after him, he has almost nowhere to go, or does he? He ends up at the home of his former partners fiance' with a nasty bullet wound. Although hesitant, she helps him and sends him on his way. He must set out to prove the conspiracy whilst trying to avoid the shoot on site command given to all the pursuers. He beats up one of the feds, proclaims his innocence, and fleas. This fed is pretty "with it" though and realizes the pieces don't add up. Nick Memphis (Michael Pena) ends up on Bob's side trying to figure out who is behind it and why this is happening. The training segments where Bob teaches Nick everything he knows is a lot of fun to watch. Then the fun begins. We have all the build up and the plot points, so now for the action/revenge/clear his name portion. They devise a "storm the ranch" type of plan. Find all the players involved and take em out one by one, or all at once. Doesn't matter. I already mentioned Glover, but Ned Beatty? Awesome as the corrupt high powered senator pulling the strings. All in all, this is a brilliant movie made for men, but enjoyed by women. Will Bob Lee get his freedom? or will he die trying? If you haven't seen it you really are missing out on a great story with another great performance by the under rated Marky Mark.

NBM rates Shooter - Phenomenal

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