StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

zardoz-13 If you read Stephen Hunter's absorbing conspiracy thriller "Point of Impact," you may have issues with the cinematic adaptation from "Training Day" director Antoine Fuqua and "The Devil's Advocate" scenarist Jonathan Lemkin who also penned the story for "Lethal Weapon 4." Fuqua and Lemkin left a lot out of the movie that made Hunter's novel both compelling and suspenseful. Primarily, the time that the film took place has been altered drastically from Vietnam where our hero was a sniper to a hush hush massacre in Africa where hundreds of innocent women and children were slaughtered without a qualm for oil and money. "Shooter" is the title that Paramount Pictures replaced Hunter's "Point of Impact," and Mark Wahlberg plays the steely-eyed protagonist, former Marine Sergeant Bob Lee Swagger, who is duped into working with a patriotic organization assigned to protect the president. Actually, what these devious dastards, led by a smarmy Danny Glover, are setting up is a frame to fit the unsuspecting Swagger. An African archbishop is assassinated in public view while receiving a medal from POTUS, and Bob Lee—who came along to watch the ceremony—makes a miraculous escape. FBI Agent Nicholas Memphis collides with him, and Bob Lee not only disarms him adroitly but also steals his official Bureau cruiser to make his getaway. Eventually, these two will team up, but the dastards who tried to kill Bob Lee start to tie off any loose ends, and they kill the uniformed policeman who shot Bob Lee during the assassination in Baltimore. Although it isn't as faithful as it could have been to Hunter's impressive novel with its plethora of history, "Shooter" still qualifies as a polished, well-made, actioneer. Fuqua knows how to orchestrate these films, and he has proved that he knows what he's doing with "The Replacement Killers," "The Equalizer," and "The Magnificent Seven." Fuqua's audio commentary on the DVD is exemplary, and you will learn a lot about nothing only the movie but also some of the things that happened during the production. Since he doesn't mention Stephen Hunter's name once during his commentary, Fuqua must not have been familiar with it. Ned Beatty of "Deliverance" fame makes a first-rate villain.

fredtee The plot of this movie is so incredibly stupid that I suspect the writers were on cocaine.One stupid example out of hundreds. The US senator arrives in a helicopter on top of a snow capped mountain while the colonel and the girl arrive in another. Mark Wahlberg comes on foot, dressed in a white snow outfit, with his sniper rifle. Now, what US senator, especially a cartoon-replica of Dick Cheney, would come to an "exchange" on top of a snow-capped mountain? Another,Wahlberg kills dozens of FBI and CIA agents, but walks away following a private meeting with the US Attorney General. This follows an assassination of the Ethiopian Bishop. Has the entire US Justice System gone incompetent?

Gordon-11 This film is about a superb sniper who retires after his partner died in a mission in Africa. He is recruited to stop an assassination of the president, however he quickly finds out that he is being set up for the assassination."Shooter" cuts to the chase quickly and does not waste time in getting to the main plot point. Quickly, the main star is already on the run from the authorities. He is helped by an agent who believe that things are not adding up. The suspense and thrill is well maintained. However, I think what Mark Wahlberg did on the snowy peak doesn't make sense. doesn't make sense. It would appear to me that it was in his best interest to have kept that object. Anyway, "Shooter" is still an entertaining film.

witster18 Really strong start.Wahlberg is perfect for the role. "Shooter" is a nice mix of "The FUgitive" and "Jack Reacher".The action is great, and Wahlberg's acting here, which is mostly physical, is really good. There's some decent actors in supporting roles, but it's the political stuff that really 'gets in the way' here. WHen the film starts to dive a little too far into the political realm late, it really only highlights the improbability and ridiculousness of it all. We could have just shortened things a bit and left all of that a little more vague and it would have worked so much better.Or better yet, traded some of that stuff for the possible love-connection, while politically incorrect, might have added some spice with a little more impact than the political meanderings. It's like the ideas in the plot were good, but the execution failed. I think the writing in some of those scenes just kinda makes it seem a bit over-the-top. For example a late scene where he meets with the Secretary of defense and others is just awful. The pipeline stuff and mass-grave stuff are really good ideas, but the writing and scenarios/scenes for these ideas never come to fruition. BUT, there's a lot of good here. When they're not overdoing the political stuff, they're making an excellent action film. All the sniper-stuff is just cool, and Michael Pena is always a great under-rated casting.THis is a strong "6", and for action fans, I can certainly recommend this. Could've salvaged a 7 if not for some late/weak scenes.