Review of The Marksman

Not got a lot to say about this film, as it isn't really worth spending any time on - and I've already wasted ninety odd minutes. OK, so I only have myself to blame - it's straight to video, it's about the army and it's a vehicle for an actor that is cool now and again, but is probably only in the film for a quick buck. Still...I expected to at least be entertained; yet despite one action packed, explosion fuelled scene halfway through aside - there's an almost complete lack of entertaining elements here. The film is mostly made up of macho military boredom - and even it's star looks like he'd rather be somewhere else. Watching Apocalypse Now, for example. Wesley Snipes wasn't the only one who'd rather have been somewhere else either - I too looked rather bored, and managed to find more interesting things going on outside the window than on the television set. The plot is overly simple - yet you would think that it's overly complicated due to the terrible storytelling. Basically, it's got something to do with a bunch of hostages - yet they cant just bomb it, so to cut a long story short - Snipes has to bomb his way in an attempt to save the day. There's lots of tanks driving through walls, things been blown up, aeroplanes flying around and guns going off...but I really couldn't care. If you like army stuff and seeing Wesley Snipes being bored, you might like this; but if you have to pay to see it, you shouldn't bother.