Friday, November 25, 2011

Review of "Shooter"

     The movie "Shooter" was directed by Antoine Fuqua and is a Paramount Pictures production that was produced in 2007.
     I picked this movie because it is one of my favorite movies and no matter how many times I have seen it, I can always watch it at least one more time.  It's just a cool movie that is action packed and actually has a pretty good story line that goes with it.  It has an all star cast including Mark Wahlberg, Danny Glover, and Kate Mora.
     The movie is about a sniper named Bob Lee Swagger, played by Mark Wahlberg, who is framed by a "mercenary" type company that he assassinated the Arch Bishop of Ethiopia here in the U.S.  Swagger must jump through hoops to figure out why he is being set up and try to prove his innocence.
     The big idea throughout the movie is that there is a lot of strings that are pulled behind the government curtain.  There are numerous government officials that give off the sense that the government can't be trusted to certain extents and that it hirers these "shadowy organizations" to do things the government can't.
     Everything about the movie's style I like.  It's just an action packed thriller that always has something exciting happening next.
     I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who likes action with a conspiracy twist similar to those of the Jason Bourne series.    

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