A top Marine sniper sets out to search an assassin who plans to kill the President of America. However, he finds himself in a dilemma after he is accused of an ambush.
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Screenwriter: Jonathan Lemkin
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña, Danny Glover
With an implausible story and numerous plot holes, Shooter fails to distinguish itself from other mindless action-thrillers.
Antoine Fuqua (born January 19, 1966) is an American film director. He directed the award-winning film Training Day alongside Tears of the Sun, King Arthur,
as Bob Lee Swagger
as Nick Memphis
as Colonel Isaac Johnson
as Sarah Fenn
as Jack Payne
as Alourdes Galindo
as Louis Dobbler
as Howard Purnell
as Russ Turner
as Michael Sandor
as Officer Stanley Timmons
as Senator Charles F. Meachum
as Donnie Fenn
as Senior Agent
Producer: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Ric Kidney
Editor: Conrad Buff IV
Casting: Mali Finn, Jackie Lind
Director Of Photography: Peter Menzies Jr.
Original Music Composer: Mark Mancina
Costume Design: Ha Nguyen
Production Design: J. Dennis Washington
Sound: Michael Herbick
Source: based on the novel by Stephen Hunter
Tagline: Yesterday was about honor. Today is about justice.
Genres: action, drama, thriller
Certificate: R
Categories: conspiracy, sniper, on the run, self surgery, false accusation, colonel, fbi agent, die hard scenario, one man army, ethiopia, fbi, sniper shot, evil man, fugitive, baltimore maryland, medal of honor, napalm, framed for murder
Year: 2007
Runtime: 124 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Dolby Digital
The cinematic equivalent of one of those chunky special-forces-porn airport novels.
Wahlberg isn't as confident or credible as a tough guy with a mantle of regret.
Ultimately, it's just a vigilante picture with ideas above its station.
It's no masterpiece, but it's way better than the usual big gun/small brain fare.