lots of action with high body count...

Rating: 6/10 (13 August 2008)

that after a while just gets to be too much. I thought this movie was pretty good, but the last 20 minutes go down hill. We are introduced to Bob Lee Swagger, the best sniper in the us military. He's who they call for all the secret missions that no one knows about. His partner dies and he quits the military. Several years later Colonel Johnson says the country needs his help. They've learned an attempt will be made on the President's life by a sniper and they want Swagger to show them where the sniper might shoot from, etc... Only problem, the President isn't the real target and the Colonel is out to set Swagger up as the shooter. Young FBI agent Memphis becomes involved because Swagger tells him it's a set up. Middle part of the movie is Swagger on the run, trying to recover from 2 bullet wounds. Once well he goes after Colonel and his associates. All the bodies do get kind of silly because the bad guys seem never to hit Swagger. Once Swagger turns himself in, that is when I thought the movie went down hill. The explanation of the rifle not being able to fire, what kind of FBI agents didn't investigate that. And then the final act of revenge was surprising.
FINAL VERDICT: If you like all the violent action films, then this is for you.