super flawed

Rating: 2/10 (16 April 2007)

When you have crafted films in the same vein there is simply no reason to allow huge gaffs to appear. The Bourne series so far has the 'violent hero struggling to survive in a web of intrigue and deception' covered without the glaring mistakes that make The Shooter an embarrassment to watch. Gunshot wounds and torture wounds that disappear; an inability to remember a simple license plate number without resorting to a mobile phone camera, a self-healing process utterly devoid of any medical basis whatsoever and-laughably- apparently the requirement to include the Coriolis effect in a sniper's calculations. "Sure I'll sign up for anything without even needing to see ID or do some background checks". I appreciate the editor probably had their work cut out for them dealing with this rubbish but the continuity was shockingly bad. And as for the ending? Utter garbage. Marky running around in a ridiculous white chicken suit was the highlight. If the director added a couple of "L"s to his surname it would make more sense.
So many glowing reviews for this dire bilge are a good answer to why they keep churning out such rubbish. Watch Bourne instead. 2 points for the poor editor making the best of a bad job.