The Marksman (2005) (V)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Marcus Adams

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

12 October 2005 (Argentina)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

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:

Neck Breaking Scene | Marksman | Timebomb | Helicopter | Sniper

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)

Also Known As:

Nuclear Target (Europe: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:MA | UK:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 | Finland:K-15 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:R16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Castel Film Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Andrew Stevens Entertainment

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Factual errors: At least some of the aboveground scenes at the "nuclear power plant" were actually filmed at an abandoned sewage treatment works. Trickling filters, sedimentation basins, digesters, and other structures associated only with sewage treatment plants are plainly visible in the scenes.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Edited from Navy Seals (1990)

Soundtrack:

Public Eye

It's just a terribly acted movie.

OK, I don't hate Snipes or action movies... But this movie is really just crap. The counter players of Snipes (especially his teammates) should be special forces of some kind, but they act as if they just got off college and don't have a clue what they should be doing (even the captain). Snipes seems to be the only capable man and that's just not enough to make a good movie. The only thing that should be good in a movie, acting by professional actors, just is NOT.

So that's why I hated this movie, it's just too lame. Maybe they didn't invest enough time in EVERYTHING.

I don't really want to make more lines dirty and invest more time in reviewing this movie, but I have to because of the possibility of actually posting this. So if you want a good movie, go watch Fight Club or the James Bond series or something like the new Batman Begins. But leave this movie alone. It would be a waste of your time if you are a critical movie watcher. (maybe you just have to be stoned or drunk with some mates to enjoy this movie, or you just have to love terrible movies)