Shooter's Amazing

Rating: 8/10 (31 October 2007)

Shooter came right out the gate with an action packed scene where marksman, Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Walhburg), gets into an intense shoot-out (more like blitzing) with enemy Ethiopian militants (that's important later) and losing his best friend and spotter, Donnie Fenn (Lane Garrison). Swagger feels betrayed by the US government and goes into exile after a premature retirement.
Three years later Colonel Isaac Johnson (Danny Glover) finds Swagger and commissions him to help save the president from what Swagger is told to believe is a planned assignation of the president. Swaggers excellent marksman skills and knowledge make him the perfect candidate, so he believes, so he reluctantly agrees.
When he arrives at the expected assassination location things become really twisted. So he goes on the run with the whole world against him with only FBI agent Nick Memphis (Michael Pena) and Donnie's widow Sarah Fenn (Kate Mara) on his side. You won't believe the twisted situation he becomes the center of.
This plot made the movie unbelievably hard to turn away from; you'll be on the edge of your seat to the end. It really shows how justice is rarely served in our society we live in. On the other hand Walhburg did serve justice to the part; he is extremely convincing as this ruff, tuff trained killer with that me against the world attitude. Danny Glover's role was a breath of fresh are from his legendary roles in the Lethal Weapons saga (I don't want to give away to much). The fighting and battle scenes were well produced and the blood and gore were icing on the cake. The story progressed well and made it pretty believable.
Director Antoine Fuqua did an excellent job, even after following up Training Day, one of my favorite movies. Both movies used the often over played "crooked cop" or cops, but the stories are so compelling that they will suck any action, thriller fan in. If you haven't seen it SEE IT. I doubt you'll be disappointed.