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Sniper

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During a mission to kill Panamanian rebel Miguel Alvarez (Frederick Miragliotta), veteran American sniper Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) loses his partner, Doug Papich (Aden Young), to another assassin's bullet. Papich's replacement is sharpshooter Richard Miller (Billy Zane), who is higher ranked than Beckett but has no experience in the field, placing the two men at odds. Dropped into the jungle, the bickering duo have a week to find and kill Alvarez.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3/4
Sniper expresses a cool competence that is a pleasure to watch. It isn't a particularly original film, but what it does, it does well. Go to Full Review
Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal 02/10/2024
2.5/5
Slow & under-plotted for what this should have been. Billy Zane is a little too afraid of diving back into "Dead Calm"-ish headcase territory. But there's some beautiful location photography & it's clear Tom Berenger has studied actual snipers' behaviors. Go to Full Review
Malcolm Johnson Hartford Courant 06/06/2018
It's difficult to see waves of gung-ho action nuts racing to see this saga of an old hand and a young hotshot tramping though miles of tropical greenery. Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily 09/28/2005
3/5
A solid action movie with an interesting performance by Tom Berenger as a gruff and tough loner. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/31/2005
2/5
Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews 11/19/2004
1/5
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thiago s @Thiagostone Dec 7 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Frans B @FransB Nov 27 Prejudiced because I love the Sniper movies with Tom Berenger. Good story, well written. Good cinematography and visually very good. Whole cast convinces in character. Lots of action, drama, dilemma, intrigue and emotion. Memorable See more Apr 20 They should've kissed after he got saved See more Blu B 07/17/2024 It's a cool concept but it's very unremarkable overall. Music isn't bad at times but a bit generic overall. Everything else is just very ok. Zane & Tom don't really have much chemistry one way or another, the villians are pretty generic stuff, none of the characters have that much depth either. The camerawork is pretty basic stuff, and none of the snipes are that memorable. There is an occasional nice shot here and there. But man it's pretty generic stuff overall. It can feel like once they meet up and start the mission, stuff just sort of happens with not thetightest flow of events until we get to the actual mission site. There can be some farfetched stuff like them sniping each other while being pursued by the enemy and all too. It's odd, there is a solid amount of production value, Tom Berenger should be a solid choice, and the idea on paper is pretty cool, but I really am struggling to find much to say about it beyond that. Nothing is really bad or broken about it, it's biggest problem is just it's so unremarkable than anything. This is something you either put on in the background while you work, study, or clean or just skip it all together. See more Elvis D 03/25/2023 Otra fascinante película orientada en la guerra de Vietnam que aunque no esta a la altura de Full Metal Jacket o Apocalypse Now, tiene lo suyo. Un poco aburrida y lenta de ritmo, pero cuenta con dos protagonistas cuya tensión entre ellos da algo de vida a la película. Las secuencias de los disparos son alucinantes como sacadas de un dibujo animado o un cómic. Tom Berenger y Billy Zane son estupendos. Por mas que esta película no sea asombrosa, sirve como un buen primer capitulo de la saga en que esta película acabo convirtiéndose extendiendo y desarrollando mejor la historia Thomas Beckett. Esta película es recomendable para empezar a adentrase en la saga de Sniper e ir conociendo a Thomas Beckett que es un personaje interesante y que merece reconocimiento en el cine de acción. Mi nota para esta película es un 8/10. See more Rosana B 09/17/2022 "Por acaso tem um jeito certo de rolar a montanha?" Melhor parte… See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis During a mission to kill Panamanian rebel Miguel Alvarez (Frederick Miragliotta), veteran American sniper Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) loses his partner, Doug Papich (Aden Young), to another assassin's bullet. Papich's replacement is sharpshooter Richard Miller (Billy Zane), who is higher ranked than Beckett but has no experience in the field, placing the two men at odds. Dropped into the jungle, the bickering duo have a week to find and kill Alvarez.
Director
Luis Llosa
Producer
Robert L. Rosen
Screenwriter
Michael Frost Beckner, Crash Leyland
Production Co
Baltimore Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.9M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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