One of the best, technically speaking

Rating: 7/10 (22 August 2007)

Following closely the original character in Stephen Hunter's book, "Shooter" goes beyond and adds depth to the Swagger character. Having Mark Walhberg actually take intensive training at FrontSight was did much in eliminating so many potential goofs. A movie aimed at the potential audience that "Shooter" aims at (no pun intended) has got to get it's technical aspects as correct as humanly possible. As such, "Shooter" succeeds.
On the other hand, I'm not one for "conspiracy" themes, as they're often (always?)incredibly lame. Using FrontSight for technical advice was a stroke of genius; using Michael Moore and Noam Chomsky for political advice was stupid. Just using the original novels storyline would have made a good movie a great movie.
Seven of ten stars.