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Shooter
tries really hard to break out of the standard double cross revenge
flick. And while giving one hell of an effort, the end result is the
same, even with the mild, yet slightly confusing twist to the story.
Marky Mark (those jokes never get old do they?) proves once again that
he can scowl real well and mumble half of his lines. What's different
about Shooter is we get to see him shoot numerous people in the head
from varying distances. Also, this movie tries to toss too much of a
“message” in amongst the action. I just wanted to see a straight up
action flick, like Commando! Sounds like I didn't like the movie doesn't
it? Wrong, I enjoyed this movie well enough and I know that my father is
going to love it. It has everything an action movie needs to be a
success.
The real
stand out to me was Michael Pena who plays FBI Agent Nick Memphis. He is
first introduced as the inept agent who lets Swagger get away. Up for a
review in which he will most likely lose his job, he decides to do
whatever it takes to get to the bottom of a situation that just doesn't
seem to add up. He ends up helping Swagger deal out his version of
justice and provides a lot of the humor. Which you know every action
film has to have a healthy dose of. Wahlberg is Wahlberg, he has a
certain gruff appeal and that's that. Danny Glover and Ned Beatty try to
be the bad guys but I will forever see them as Murtaugh from Lethal
Weapon and Otis from Superman respectively. Kate Mara plays Sarah Fenn
the ex-wife of Swaggers Army buddy that gets killed in the beginning of
the movie. Who also just happens to be the only person he can turn to
for help after getting shot. The one real surprise is that usually in a
film like this Fenn would be a love interest for Swagger, and while this
doesn't happen you can tell that it actually did and was edited out,
quite badly I might add.
I said
earlier that I liked this movie and I think I still do. I should
probably try and back that statement with some proof huh? Well, the
effects were great, exploding helicopters, numerous head shots, napalm
bombs, self surgery and even a dismemberment. Cast wise, Elias Koteas,
who I remember as Casey Jones in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles movie is great as a sadistic henchman of Danny Glover. One of
the best scenes for me is when Swagger and Memphis go see a shooting
expert in the mountains of Tennessee. The old man that they see is just
absolutely hilarious and almost worth the price of admission alone. And
what man can resist Kate Mara in a bra wielding a shotgun?
Even though
my arguments seem to cancel each other out I would still recommend this
to action junkies; at least for a matinée showing. I plan on renting it
on DVD if that's any indication.
Until we see
Marky Mark and the Deadly Funky Commando Bunch,
keep reading
Mitch E.
mitchemerson@hotmail.com
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