good cinematography and music, a lost opportunity otherwise

Rating: 4/10 (2 April 2007)

The main character should have died, he was a stone cold killer of at least multiple tens of people, a sniper covering for genociders, even if unintentional, a noble yet inevitable death a la "Perdition" was required, the ending was truly awful and there was one glaring plot flaw, at least, Wahlberg was shot twice, the second shot in the stomach seems to have magically repaired itself, although the movie took great pains to describe the repair of the shoulder area wound. Pena was great in his role, what a wonderful actor, he made the movie come alive. Otherwise, its an airport novel "thriller" book brought too directly to the screen. The setup was interesting but then the plot lost its way. The whole idea of the "good" super killer sniper compared to the "bad" super killer sniper made explicit how absurd this notion was, how could one honestly root for someone who was responsible for so many dead people under dubious circumstances. The outside shots, especially in the mountains, were gorgeous, the closing credit music by Otis Taylor, my man! was unexpected and made me smile.