The Marksman (2005) (V)

Regista:

Marcus Adams

Writers (WGA):

Travis Spangler (story) &
Tyler Spangler (story) ...

Data di uscita:

12 ottobre 2005 (Argentina)

Genere:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Slogan:

The fate of two nations rests in his hands.

Plot:

Chechen rebels take over a Russian nuclear plant and it's up to a mysterious agent(Snipes) to stop them. |

Plot Keywords:

Marksman | Sniper | Neck Breaking Scene | Helicopter | Person On Fire

Recensioni degli utenti:

The Marksman misses the mark

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 28	1:00 PM	USA
Tue. July 29	2:05 AM	USA

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	Painter
Emma Samms	...	Amanda Jacks
William Hope	...	Johnathan Tensor
Anthony Warren	...	Capt. Naish
Peter Youngblood Hills	...	Hargreaves
Ryan McCluskey	...	Rodgers
Warren Derosa	...	Orin
Christiaan Haig	...	Hightop
Dan Badarau	...	Gen. Egor Zaysan (as Dan Badaru)
Serge Soric	...	Andrey Flintov
Gelu Nitu	...	Minister Viktor Ivanov
Matt Salinger	...	General Parent (as Matthew Salinger)
John Guerrasio	...	Secretary Cummings
Ian Ashpitel	...	Major Devro
Peter Swander	...	Sergeant Hill (as Peter Bradley Swander)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity.

Durata:

95 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Divieti:

Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | Australia:MA | Argentina:16 | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:16 | USA:R

Luoghi delle riprese:

Castel Film Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Andrew Stevens Entertainment

Curiosità:

An entire dialog sequence was lifted directly from Fred Olen Ray's _Active Stealth (1999)_ when the film came in under time.

Errori:

Continuity: At the end of the movie when one of the American soldiers are in a tower like building and fires a rifle out of the window. When shot from the outside the soldier has one kind of rifle, but when shot from the inside the soldier has another kind of rifle.

Citazioni:

[from trailer]
Painter: Are your nerves shaking?... that means your instincts are turned on.

Movie Connections:

Montato da Navy Seals (1990)

Colonna sonora:

Public Eye

The Marksman misses the mark

I choose The Marksman while renting at the video store because I wanted a DVD that would be entertaining to watch and not a big risk. I figured that if Snipes signed onto the movie it couldn't be that bad. I wasn't expecting a great story, but at least some good action with the occasional action movie cliché.

I think this movie must have been made as a practical joke to Wesley Snipes. They probably showed it at his birthday party. Every member of the cast overacted every scene. It was like every speaking character had their own monologue.

The special effects were comical. During a jet fight scene they show an explosion that is supposed to be one of the jets blowing up. A few seconds later when another jet supposedly explodes, it appears to be the same explosion optically reversed, right down to the last piece of debris flying through the air.

I would expect a movie to be this bad that didn't have a famous actor in the lead. But I never thought a movie with Wesley Snipes could be of this poor quality. He needs to have his head examined.