Shooter lacks of depth but gains in tension and action

Rating: 6/10 (30 September 2007)

Mark Wahlberg should use SHOOTER as a revitalizer for his career, not just hasn't his career been filled with up and downs, but he truly needs to find the roles fitting him, SHOOTER's Swagger does. It's a rather empty movie, where it lacks off depth and punch, it delivers a full-on touch of shoot 'em up drama with impressive weaponry and action. And you quickly realize that SHOOTER isn't about anything else than entertainment; enjoyable and punchy action-movies will probably never grow old, but they will always seem somehow dull compared with more soulful delivering, as say the Bourne movies. Director Antoine Fuqua is clearly the movie's savior, he keeps it real and tough, not boringly typical and straight-forward; just look at the way he combines macho action with womanly curves, it that makes any sense. Danny Glover's bad-guy businessman with cigar and shades is a straight-ahead performance, the plot is twisty but feels calculated and the although the punches comes neatly, they are predictable; it is Wahlberg and director Fuqua that keeps the pressure on the right spots, meaning that none of them made any missteps here. SHOOTER is a pretty cool movie, easily said.