Shooter

As conspiracy theory stories go, this one is up there among some of the best. "If you want your man dead, what better way than to stand him next to the President". As action movies stories go this a pretty good one, but not up quite so high. That is not a bad thing however, it just means the director, Antoine Fugua, did not over-do it. I respect that.

Mark Wahlberg pulls his roll off well as a loner marine sniper who feels the country has its back on him so he returns the favor. Considered expendable and a pawn, he retreats to the mountains of Wyoming. One of the interesting parts of this story is to try and figure out who the pawns are and who the chess players are. It's not terribly difficult, but is presented in a very interesting way.

This movie qualifies as "a good story well told". The ending is a little sloppy however, leaving more questions than answers.

Ned Beatty is a wonderfully fun dirty senator. Kate Mara (Brokeback Mountain and We Are Marshall) is pretty fun to watch and a pleasant surprise. Danny Glover almost overplays his part, and comes off a little stiff at times, but is believeable.

Watch it with someone who thinks faster than you do.