Runs out of ammo fast

Rating: 4/10 (25 March 2007)

I had mild expectations going into Shooter. I didn't read the book on which it's based and had no idea of the premise. Wahlberg was great in The Departed so I was at least looking forward to seeing another one of his performances.
Without giving away any spoilers, I'll only say the first twenty odd minutes set up what looked to be an an action packed adventure. Once the premise was revealed, however, the story fell flat, the dialogue became laughable, and the action sequences appeared to be remixes of what had been done before--I found myself remembering scenes from the The Fugitive, and the Rambo series.
Wahlberg was fine, and left nothing any other actor could have brought to this movie.
If those who read the book and watched the movie thought the movie was better, it doesn't say much about the book.