Movie Review: Shooter
Combined Rating: 26% (S:22%; P:31%) - Mark Wahlberg is far to good an actor for such dopey material as Shooter. Brainless action crossed with mindless political cliche, Shooter feigns depth by appealing to a left wing mindset but insults that same left wing with it’s goofball liberalism defended with a big gun. It’s true that Shooter has its heart in the right place; but when its purpose is so poorly expressed, the point is desperately missed. Wahlberg will bounce back from this. Shooter may not launch him into the star territory of Tom Cruise, Will Smith or even Mel Gibson, but he’s too talented not to make it there eventually. That is, if he can bypass idiot movies like Shooter.