Crappy film

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

"MSgt Thomas Beckett" (Tom Berenger) is a sniper in the United States Marine Corps who is stationed in Panama to take out rebels in that country. After losing his partner the pentagon sends a civilian named "Richard Miller" (Billy Zane) to assist him in a special operation to eliminate a rebel general doing business with a Columbian drug cartel. Although Richard is a very competent shooter the problem is that he has never actually killed anyone in combat. Likewise, he has never operated in a jungle environment and he doesn't speak Spanish. This leads MSgt Beckett to question whether his new partner will be able to perform everything required of him. To further complicate things, their superiors have come up with instructions on how to proceed to their target which don't take into account several issues and Richard gets upset when MSgt Beckett deviates from those instructions. Further friction is encountered when an enemy sniper begins to track them down as well. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a pretty good film which I thought depicted the role of a sniper in a jungle environment quite well. Of course, some of the actions scenes weren't necessarily as realistic as they could have been but, as with anything in Hollywood, that goes without saying. Be that as it may, I have rated this movie as slightly above average and recommend it to those who might enjoy a film of this type.

...to watch. It is terribly slow, uninteresting, uninspiring and filled to the brim with every cliché imaginable. I'm watching it as I write and I'm still hoping for some boobies to show up to let the movie earn the 3 stars I rate it. Did I mention the dialogs are hilarious? I've got Sniper 2 waiting for me, but I guess it'll have to wait a very, very long time, before I willingly and knowingly watch such a horrendously dull movie. Do yourself a favor and watch paint dry, you'll get twice the excitement. There is an attempt at sfx in the movie, this boils down to N times the same.effect: showing the bullet on it's way to the target. O, and there aren't any boobies in this movie, except for booby traps that is.

Sniper is a much better movie than i thought it would be.i did think it would be entertaining,but more from a time wasting perspective than anything else.but it turns out it's a pretty tense,at times suspenseful film.it's well paced.there are no spots that drag.i wasn't bored for a minute.and the two lead actors,Tom Berenger and Billy Zane work well off each other.both are very well suited for this particular role and were very convincing.as for the degree of realism in the film,i can't speak to that,but i do know i enjoyed myself for 90 odd minutes,and sometimes it's enough to just enjoy a movie for the entertainment value.for me,Sniper is an 8/10

I will warn you here: I chose to believe those reviewers who said that this wasn't an action film in the usual sense, rather a psychological drama so you should appreciate it on that basis and you will be alright.I am here to tell you that they were wrong. Completely wrong.Well, no, not completely; it is very disappointing if you are looking for an action flick, they were right about that. But it is also very unsatisfying on all other levels as well.Tom Beringer wasn't too bad, I suppose, no worse than usual; but what possessed them to cast Billy Zane in this? Was it some sort of death wish on the part of the producers? A way to made their film a guaranteed flop? In that case, it worked.If they were actually aiming for success, then why not cast somebody who can act? Oh, and might as well go for a screenwriter who knows how to write. Ah, yes, and a director who knows how to direct.As someone who sat through this mess, actually believing it would shortly redeem itself, I can assure you it never did. Pity, it could've been a good film.