Nothing new here....

Rating: 6/10 (19 October 2014)

I know that those who are proficient hunters have a true appreciation for the details involved in long range shooting. The technical, physical and psychological skills are tremendous. Hence, my appreciation of the film is a bit lost in the continuous sharing of detail above my knowledge base. I came in looking for an action/conspiracy movie. Our heroes possess the previously mentioned skills and share with us their knowledge through small cocky or passing snippets, not deadpanned "I know everything about guns that you could never read" speeches. The storyline works until the last three scenes where parties continue to meet up, somehow, someway, despite there being no chances of any of that ever happening in real life. It's a lot to swallow. Another silly aspect was the beauty of the females in the film... was that really necessary? On second DVD viewing, I watched the deleted scenes and realized two things: all humor was edited out of the movie and that mark Wahlberg, a fine actor who I've enjoyed in other movies tremendously, was just doing his best Bruce Willis imitation.