Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie

ShangLuda Admirable film.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

wheelz-lv A former sniper (played by Mark Wahlberg) gets recruited by a secret government agency to investigate threats of a possible assassination attempt of the USA president. However he gets crossed and becomes the main assassination suspect himself, luckily he manages to escape and sets on a path to exact justice on those who are actually responsible.In my opinion, this one of the best movies starring Mark Wahlberg as a lead. The movie has a good story with some unexpected twists, so it keeps you entertained and guessing about what to expect next. For action fans there are plenty of chase and shootout scenes throughout the movie, and, of course, Hollywood likes those explosions whether or not there's an actual need for them :)Definitely worth your time.

omnipotentbill You've seen it before....an innocent man is framed and goes on the run with the authorities and bad guys in pursuit. So the only question is, is this a good version of this type of story?For the most part it works well with the likeable hero thwarting the bad guys. It becomes a little OTT when our hero and his inexperienced friend dispatch 20+ heavily armed bad guys while dodging a hail of bullets.A couple of the bad guys were caricatures.Don't expect too much and you'll probably enjoy it...I did.

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.

johnny-burgundy Shooter (2007) This is a conspiracy action thriller that follows a veteran who is framed for murder by a rogue secret private military unit. It is based on the novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter. The film stars Mark Wahlberg with Michael Peña, Danny Glover and Ned Beatty. It did moderately at the box office and got mixed reviews by critics. Some critics mentioned that its lack of plausibility took away from the film. This is a common error most critics make when reviewing movies. They forget what the film is supposed to be and the audience it is geared towards. This is first and foremost an action thriller. We are expected to suspend some beliefs. Compared to most films of the genre, I don't feel it did anything unreasonable. Hell, I've seen some stupid stuff in action films far worse than anything here. The film has done far better in the video market. It has even spawned a decent television show of the same name. It's a decent action flick with a touch of conspiracy.