Not totally bad.....but not really good

Rating: 6/10 (23 June 2007)

It always happens. A film comes out and makes it appear that the armed forces have one person that is above all others in skill. Wahlberg plays such a character in Shooter.
A wronged, burned out military vet last mission went wrong and sent them into a spiral, only to be recruited some years later since they are the only one that can fill the bill. In the process they fall victim to the same deception they fled from which leads them to get help from a hot female with no other purpose in the movie other than to look great and give our hero some humanity. Hero is also helped out by one of the few honest people on the side of the law/government who end up uncovering a big secret that puts them in harms way that leads to a show down with the burned out vet after previously mentioned female character is kidnapped, which prompts said hero to mount one last ruse which in the end the burned out vet has to take matters into their own hands since the government, though aware of injustice is unable to do anything.
Above is pretty much the synopsis for half of the action films ever made. This one follows it to the letter. With some nice performances and action sequences, it still can't rise above being anything more than Sniper 4 in the disguise of a new film starring an A-list acting lineup.
In the end, it is harmless entertainment, but when it comes to putting down the hard earned dollars, this is a rental at best.