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 enlarge | Director: Antoine Fuqua
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena, Danny Glover, Kate Mara, Elias Koteas
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  258 reviews
Sales Rank: 3489
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 125
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 130070
UPC: 097361300702
EAN: 0097361300702
ASIN: B000QUEQBS
Theatrical Release Date: March 23, 2007
Release Date: June 3, 2008
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A movie that would not have been out of place in the run of paranoid-political thrillers of the 1970s, Shooter works an entertaining variation on the assassination picture. Mark Wahlberg, carrying over good mojo from The Departed, slides neatly into the character of Bob Lee Swagger, master marksman. Swagger has retreated from his duty as an off-the-books hired gun for the military, having become disillusioned with his government (switching on his TV at his remote mountain cabin, he mutters, "Let's see what kind of lies they're trying to sell us today."). Ah, but the government needs Swagger to scope out the location of a rumored attempt on the life of the president, so a shadowy government operative (Danny Glover) begs Swagger to use his sniper's skills to out-fox the assassin. From there--well, spoilers are not fair, since the movie has a few legitimate shocks and a very nice wrong-man scenario about to unfold. A novel by the Washington Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Stephen Hunter gives the movie a logical spine, even if the premise itself is the stuff of conspiracy theorists. Wahlberg gets support from Michael Pena, as a skeptical FBI agent; Kate Mara, as a trustworthy widow; and Ned Beatty, trailing along memories of Network, as a supremely cynical Senator. Along with the well-executed action sequences (the previously unreliable director Antoine Fuqua gets it in gear here), the movie includes a few potshots at the Bush administration. No, that doesn't put Shooter at the level of The Parallax View or All the President's Men, but it provides some tang along with the flying bullets. --Robert Horton Beyond Shooter 
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Product Description
Paramount Shooter (Blu-ray)
Get ready for edge-of-your-seat thrills as Mark Wahlberg ignites the screen in his most compelling role yet: the "Shooter." When respected former Marine scout sniper Bob Lee Swagger (Wahlberg) is pressed into service to stop an assassination attempt against the President, the unthinkable occurs: he's double-crossed and framed for the attempt. Determined to prove his innocence,the rogue shooter is now in a high-tension race from every law enforcement agency in the country and a shadowy organization that wants him dead. From"Training Day" director Antoine Fuqua comes a gripping film co-starring Danny Glover ("Lethal Weapon 4") and Michael Pena ("World Trade Center"). Joel Siegel of Good Morning America proclaims that "'Shooter' is a thriller ...with a ton of white-knuckle action.".
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Targets March 24, 2007
82 out of 120 found this review helpful
Lots of things go Boom, heads explode as well as roll in Antoine Fuqua's (the terrific "Training Day" and the effective "Tears of the Sun") on the one hand thoroughly reprehensible yet on the other, totally satisfying entertainment, "Shooter," starring Mark Wahlberg as a psychically wounded former military sniper, Bob Lee Swagger licking his wounds in a back woods cabin attempting to forget his time in the Marines.
Then Swagger is pulled back into his old life of high powered, long range rifles and into a higher powered, full of intrigue Presidential assassination plot that of course goes awry.
Wahlberg, formerly of the jeans at the hips fame who has successfully moved away from teen heart throb to excellent actor, has been very effective in films particularly in "The Departed" and "The Yards," a very under-rated film with Charlie Theron, directed by James Gray. As Swagger, Walhberg exhibits real screen credibility and weight. His performance is committed and human. Also making a good impression is Kate Mara as a steel butterfly-type woman: beautiful but as deadly at home at the stove as she is with a rifle.
Fuqua proves once again that he is a great director of action and this film is big, bold and noisy: explosions and gun battles abound. But Fuqua is also a great director of actors: Denzel's towering performance in "Training Day" and Walberg and Kate Mara in this film.
Though loud and obnoxious at times, there is definitely an intellect at work here and "Shooter" is never crass and manipulative though its origins can be traced back to the bizarre juxtaposition of both "JFK" (it is no coincidence that Wahlberg's character's name is very similar to Lee Harvey Oswald) and "Rambo." Now there's a combo.
Things are not what they seem: A Study of Governmental Abuses June 28, 2007
82 out of 93 found this review helpful
SHOOTER is a fast paced, well-photographed, imaginative thriller - the kind of movie that does not allow the attention span to wander for a second if the full impact of the drama is to be appreciated. Based on the popular novel 'Point of Impact' by Stephen Hunter and adapted for the screen by Jonathan Lemkin, this is a story we don't want to know: the Intelligence and Security of the US are shown to influenced by financial gains, greed, and lawlessness - all undercover in the most frightening ways. Director Antoine Fuqua ('Training Day', 'Tears of the Sun', 'King Arthur') knows his way around this kind of material and it is to his credit that he keeps the tension almost unbearably high for nearly two hours.
Retired military sniper Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) is living a lonely but secure life in the mountains until he is approached by Colonel Isaac Johnson (Danny Glover) to return to the art of killing: the President is threatened by an assassin and only Bob will be able to trace the paces that will prevent the event from happening. Bob returns to Washington, DC, Baltimore, and Philadelphia (the three places where the possible assassination could take place) and leads the FBI and CIA to the point of discovery, and at that time everything changes: to share the facts and events would be to spoil the innumerable surprises that alter the events of the story. Bob discovers who his real friends are (Kate Mara and Michael Pena) and the rest of the film is a chase and destroy mission that has the viewer gripping the chair.
Mark Wahlberg continues to prove that he is more than a hunky underwear model (though he is keeping his physique in perfect form!) and delivers one of his most completely realized characterizations of his career. The supporting cast includes such stalwarts as Ned Beatty, Elias Koteas, Rade Serbedzija as well as Glover, Mara and Pena, and each manages to make some fairly unbelievable roles credible. SHOOTER is not a great movie, but as an action/thriller/suspense film it ranks with the best of them. Grady Harp, June 07
No Cheap Shots Here March 30, 2007
43 out of 68 found this review helpful
It's riddled with masculine cliches and by-the-numbers testosterone-driven plot elements, but "Shooter" is no reason for Mark Wahlberg to turn the gun on himself. On the heels of his Oscar-nominated work in "The Departed," he leads the way in this action-packed roller-coaster romp of mayhem, suspense and, of course, machine guns.
Wahlberg is Bob Lee Swagger, a retired military vet secluded in his mountain cabin with nothing but his dog, beer and cans of Dinty Moore beef stew. A misanthrope of sorts three years after the loss of his pal Donnie in combat, his guard is up with pistols drawn when Colonel Issac Johnson, played by the always excellent Danny Glover, and his underlings show up with an urgent request - help foil an incumbent assassination on the president.
He eventually gives in after his patriotism is questioned and his ego ever-so-stroked, and becomes involved. Before it's too late, he realizes he's being framed. Just barely dodging an onslaught of bullets, he escapes with his life. Gentlemen, start your engines.
Swagger finds himself the most wanted man in the nation in a matter of minutes, and barely dodges the police. Fortunately, he finds help in the form of disgraced FBI agent Nick Memphis, played Michael Pena, and Sara Fenn, Donnie's widow, played by Kate Mara, who seems to lose her Kentucky accent as the plot progresses. In the latter he finds a makeshift nurse and someone in whom to confide, while in the former he finds an unlikely supporter who refuses to simply accept that Swagger is the culprit, especially when he finds telltale evidence to suggest the contrary.
Glover disappears for a while, but he remains cool, calm and in character throughout. Also, Levon Helm of famed 70's rock group The Band injects the film with a shot of welcome levity in his scene as a folksy rifle expert, and it's great to see Ned Beatty still doing what he does best, even if his character of the devious Senator Meachum is an amalgamation of many he has played before. He even manages to pump a few genuine laughs into the script with his sardonic wit.
Some important pieces of the movie's puzzle don't fit. It wouldn't be any easier to tell that Swagger is being set up by Johnson and his cohorts if it was spelled out in fireworks, so it's hard to believe Swagger would accept the assignment, patriotism or not. Also, one character's sudden transformation toward the end of the film (let's be vague lest we give away crucial plot elements) goes way beyond the threshold of unrealistic.
Nevertheless, it's all in fun, and that's exactly what "Shooter" is meant to be. The character of Swagger is the consummate unachievable archetype of what men aspire to be, and because of that "Shooter" is a vector of sorts - like all those good old John Wayne westerns - for harmless idealization. If you can accept that, see the film, and if your girlfriend can accept it too, bring her along.
 read the book - this movie is a joke June 8, 2007
32 out of 36 found this review helpful
I have been eagerly awaiting a good sniper film for some time now. I was in the frame of mind that, there have been great films about true tradecraft and methodology as of late (the bourne films are a great example for the most part) and I was hopeing that this revolution toward accurate technique would flow into other sub-catagories such as the "sniper" film ( I did enjoy "Enemy at the Gates" but its far from accurate). I will have to keep waiting I guess. I will start with this statement. This movie is one of the best sniper films I've seen. However, the bar is so low for compairison that its pretty easy to meet this requirement. Overall, this film was a huge disappointment. Because I was so disappointed and yet, I read that the book was excellent I immediately picked up the book. The first 50 pages of the book surpassed this entire film. To say that the movie is based on the book would be like saying that living in antartica is the same as living in texas because in both places you can find ice. The book is excellent, and had they followed it this movie would have been spectacular. Had they followed it...even a little - the movie would still have been spectacular, but they didn't even get the age of the characters right! They didn't get the set up scenario layed out correctly, they didn't get to Bob Swagger's attitude correctly, all in all - If I was the author I would distance myself from this movie as much as possible. Read the book, it is excellent, not quite as good as "Marine Sniper" but then again "Marine Sniper" is a true story. Read the book thats all I have left to say.
NOT "Point of Impact" ! A political "message" movie March 26, 2007
30 out of 42 found this review helpful
I, like every other sensible person, count Stephen Hunter's Point of Impact as one of the world's best books. And I was enthusiastic about "Shooter" starring Mark Wahlberg. I've seen it. And despite my positive attitude, it isn't worth much. Though I can tell you why it has good reviews.
The good news is that Wahlberg does a good job of playing a straight-up Rambo action hero. There is no hint of backwoods or "country" in the character (the real Bob the Nailer sounded like Gomer Pyle), and the words "the nailer" are never spoken. Kate Mara as Sarah Fenn is just beautiful and definitely Kentucky. It is a standard if pedestrian action flick with head shots, fights and big explosions. If that's all it was, it might be worth it just to see Kate Mara in that thin t-shirt. If only it was.
However... it is a very much a POLITICAL "message" movie. The enemy is the US government. The "hero" wears a "Che" T-shirt and the bad guys have offices adorned with portraits of Republican presidents (HW Bush, Teddy Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover and Ronald Reagan). The Abu Ghraib reference and "sitting Secretary of Defense lying" speech are typical of the movie. This movie implies a 9-11 government conspiracy and accuses our soldiers of killing women and children (for an oil pipeline, naturally). The big battle is not against South American killers involved in a drug cartel, but US soldiers, and he uses home-made bombs to get them. The old gunsmith talks about how he was lied to about artificial sweeteners and WMD's in Iraq. Swagger is led down the wrong path by "patriotism", though he doesn't like the President (or the last one either). He has never been to Vietnam,as that might imply there had been heroic Americans there. Sam Vincent,the old country lawyer in the book, is not there. Nick Memphis is just another FBI guy.
The reason it is getting good reviews--other than it is an adequate action movie--is because of the leftist message adored by the media. It's an action movie for whacky libs, conspiracists and Bush-haters. I'm sure others will see this move. I'll be surprised if they don't report that it is more like "Michael Moore does Point of Impact with a yuppie hero (A George Soros Production)" than the book and character we all admire.
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