Video Game Thriller

Rating: 6/10 (28 September 2010)

A sniper hired to protect the president instead gets framed for the assassination attempt and must go on the lam. The film moves at a rapid pace and the action is non-stop and generally entertaining. Wahlberg is a capable action star and Pena is likable as an FBI agent. Unfortunately, much of the action is so mindlessly stupid that it's hard to become invested in the plot. Wahlberg is like a video game superhero who gets out of any jam, even when he is outnumbered hundred to one. James Bond has nothing on this guy. The plot has all the clichés one associates with political thrillers, including government conspiracies and crooked politicians.