The next Rambo.

Rating: 8/10 (25 October 2007)

When I say the next Rambo, I don't really mean it in either a good way or a bad way, just a descriptive way. Mark Wahlberg has developed an outstanding career as an actor, and he proves here that he is one of the best action stars working today. In Shooter he stars as an astonishingly gifted rifleman. What do they call that? Precision shooter? Something like that, I have no idea. I think sniper is something different. Anyway, he becomes involved in a complex plot to assassinate the president, a conspiracy that reaches to frighteningly high levels of government. Basically, he goes on a one man mission to take down the machine that is trying to frame him, while all manner of police and government officials chase after him. What you have here is a complex premise built on the chassis of a weak B-movie. But the production values are impressive and the acting makes it work. Much better than I expected.