Highly questionable

Rating: 5/10 (27 September 2007)

"It's not the Wild West where you can clean up the streets with a gun, even though sometimes it's exactly what's needed." That's the keyline in "Shooter". This movie isn't very political. It states at some point that there are no Democrats or Republicans, but that everyone in charge is corrupt and can be bought. The only way to solve this problem is to kill the bad guys, because jurisdiction is not able to touch those people. What a stupid glorification of violence this movie is.
Okay then, can the movie at least be enjoyed for its action scenes? Not really. The makers try hard to establish Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) as the new John Rambo here, a tough one man-army that survives anything and takes on everybody. It's nothing but yawn-inducing when Swagger runs through a bulletstorm without ever being wounded. That kind of action may have been exciting in the 80's, it's just ridiculous now. And there aren't even any new touches. People get shot, things explode. That's it. Nothing's in the least bit inventive.
Some good action movies have been released this year. "Shooter" isn't one of them.