Target

Plot synopsis:
Charlie Snow (Stephen Baldwin) was a highly decorated war hero, a sniper who never placed emotion before the mission. Except once. Providing cover for an undercover arms dealer sting operation, he was forced into a predicament, as through his scope he saw a hostage crisis unfold.
The decision he made cost his fellow soldiers their lives. But he also managed to ventilate the hostage-taker, arms dealer Lendl Bodnar (Mio Deckala).
Back in the USA, Charlie is now a shell of the man he used to be. He has been ostracized from the government, and his family is falling apart. His wife Maggie (Deborah Worthing) is close to finalizing their split. He is an empty soul, as conveyed by the look in his eyes.
But Charlie's world is about to get rocked. Lendl Bodnar has a brother named Yevon Bodnar (Yorgo Constantine), an arms dealer who wants revenge on Charlie for Lendl's death.
Charlie's existence gets body-slammed when he learns that Maggie has been kidnapped, his daughter Lisa (Steffani Brass) and son Sam (Rory Thost) are in danger, and everywhere he turns, he's being attacked by Yevon's men.
Charlie must summon all the tactics that made him such an effective killer and reconnect with his secret ops government links to rescue Maggie and take Yevon down.

Tags: comedy

Review:
Not one of Tim's best. I'm a big fan of the old B Western and Tim Holt is a particular favorite of mine. I've always thought Tim Holt was one of the most under-appreciated heroes of the old silver screen. While never quite enjoying the popularity of Hoppy, Gene or Roy he made some of the best movies of his genre. Target was 2nd to the last of Tim Holt's Westerns and made at a time when the old B Western was riding off into the sunset. It's sad he couldn't have had a better send off.The Post World War II Tim Holt westerns are some of the best ever made but Target was the worst of the lot. A great western hero, not a great movie, check out just about any other of his old B's and you'll agree Tim Holt rides as tall in the saddle as the best of them.. On the Downgrade. Hard not to agree with the other reviewers—this is not the duo's best oater. The boys appear to be just going through the motions without the usual spark or enlivening banter. Add to that an all-too-familiar storyline, and the results are mediocre, to say the least. I always admired Holt as maybe the only matinée hero with a sidekick bigger and handsomer than he, and no buffoon, to boot. Together, they were an appealing exception to the usual. But, by 1952, the handwriting was indeed on the wall. These matinée cheapo's were about to be absorbed into the living room's little black box. Too bad, Holt and Martin didn't work out a TV deal like, say, the Cisco Kid or Gene Autry. Anyway, about the only memorable part of this 60-minutes, is a leading lady who maybe can't decide on a stage name, but can sure shoot a gun.. "When you're wearing a badge, trouble's your business".. I was surprised to hear Tim Holt give his partner Chito Rafferty (Richard Martin) some bad advice, bad in the sense that it was just what Chito would have wanted to hear. When a famous lawman's daughter (Linda Douglas) arrives in Pecos instead of her father, Tim advises 'don't let that girl out of your sight'! With pleasure Tim! The story line is a typical one for a B Western. A local town boss is buying up rancher land with the prospect of a railroad moving in, and lone holdout Bailey (John Hamilton) expects to be paid what his land is worth. Without much thought given to credibility by the writers, Bailey accepts what he believes to be fifteen thousand dollars for his property, then winds up with only fifteen hundred. Why he wouldn't have counted the money first before handing over the deed was another example of a sloppy plot contrivance to move the story along, and just a groaner if you're watching the picture as an adult instead of a matinée fan back in the day.The film also missed an opportunity by showing what a crack shot Terry Moran was with a rifle, but then didn't use her skill to affect the outcome. Overall, the picture is a rather bland affair for Tim Holt's next to last Western. However the version shown on Encore Westerns last night, in their feature time slot at 8:00 PM, offered unusually crisp black and white photography to make the viewing experience quite enjoyable.I'll finish with a bit of trivia, noting how magnificent Tim Holt's horse looked in the picture. He rode a number of different mounts in his movies, often a palomino named Lightning when teaming with Richard Martin. Winding down his career in Westerns, it looks as if the black horse he was riding in this picture was one called Sun Dance. That's pretty cool.