Seen it before... in real life!

Rating: 9/10 (24 September 2013)

I saw this movie on cable shortly after it came out and liked it immediately, as it appealed to the same sense of Justice presented in so many 'Good vs. Bad' movies. I won't delve into the details of a film critique because I'm really not qualified (although I did take a college course in that). And it's already been done. I recently watched it again for the third or fourth time and decided to add my 'User Rating' here. After reading some of the (voluminous & redundant) reviews, I felt I needed to say something MORE about the CONTEXTUAL importance of this film.
That being said, this 'Review' is based upon my personal experience with military missions, Marine Snipers and the 'MIC'. The movie portrays what may seem to many to be an exciting action-adventure, fictional-fantasy. The TRUTH is there is more reality than fiction hidden in the compressed action & dialogue of this script. I suggest that you watch it again & suspend all disbelief while considering details of the script-
"Bob Lee Swagger: Suppose I was looking for man who could make a 2200 yard cold bore shot, who's alive that could do that? Mr. Rate: Seems I heard about a shot like that being made not too long ago, said the guy's name was Bob Lee Swagger. Never met the man, so I wouldn't know. Bob Lee Swagger: Ya, they said that alright. Mr. Rate: They also said that artificial sweeteners were safe, WMDs were in Iraq and Anna Nicole married for love." ....."Still got the shovel"
The message in this movie is WAY more important than the cinematic details.... Watch it several times and think to yourself- 'How could this fit into the JFK/MLK/RFK/etc. scenario. This is what has become of America!