Directed by:
Claudio FähScreenplay:
John FasanoCinematography:
Lorenzo SenatoreCast:
Chad Michael Collins, Billy Zane, Patrick Lyster, Richard Sammel, Martin Le Maitre, Rob Fruithof, Nic Rasenti, Conrad KempPlots(1)
His team ambushed by a sniper during a UN peacekeeping mission, a Marine sergeant teams up with the expert sniper who trained his father to get the take out the ruthless triggerman and settle the score. Marine Sgt. Brandon Beckett (Chad Michael Collins) is the son of legendary sniper Thomas Beckett, one of the best marksmen the military has ever known. When fighting breaks out in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Beckett and his team are ordered to rescue a European farmer whose land has been overrun by rebels. No sooner has the team arrived, however, than they are ambushed by a stealth shooter who nearly kills them all. The only one left standing is Beckett. Badly wounded but thirsty for revenge, Beckett calls in a favor from sniper instructor Richard Miller (Billy Zane), the man who taught his father everything he knows. Later, as the elusive killer returns to finish the job, Beckett and Miller take aim, and prepare for the fight of their lives. (official distributor synopsis)
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Action like from some video game. Action that is different from what actions normally are, but still quite interesting. Sniper could entertain me and Billy Zane once again showed that he can be a good action player in the field of action movies. I don't even care that sometimes something was not well thought out. It's still a B-movie like a pig and the scene where the sniper shoots through one Kongan from side to side until his body breaks off and then shoots another with about 6 shots before even killing him didn't bother me at all.
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It's a bit of an action mashup, but it's quite nice that it still sticks to the original premise. Billy Zane is back, although definitely don't watch it because of him. Even though he's first on the poster, he gets very little screen time. The story revolves around the son of the original sniper, and it must be said that he’s grown up now. This also contributed to the lack of originality in the story, which also lacks strong moments.
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