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Summary: Lamentable "Sniper" Thriller: See "Phone Booth" Instead
Review: Linda Fiorentino, Wesley Snipes and Oliver Platt (in that order) star in this awfully tedious thriller with a questionable political message. Let's not talk about the issues like pro- or anti-gun control for now, because the film (which is directed by the same person who did "Children of the Corn 666" -- quite a damning title) has no thrills or suspence. And at the time of writing this, we have not seen Ms. Fiorentino for two years -- hope it has not killed her career.The story is marginally interesting; I say marginally, for we later are to see much better "Phone Booth." Like Colin Farrell film, the protagonist Liberty Wallace (Linda Fiorentino) finds herself in a big trouble. Someone named 'Joe' (Snipes) aims a rifle at her while she is chained to a hotdog stand where an explosive device is set. And Liverty is a wife of a rich gun manufacturor (Oliver Platt), and Joe claims he lost his daughter because of the gun her company made. The story, which starts promisingly, suddenly loses steam in the first fifteen minutes. And then, it's all about the confusing situations and paper-thin characters whom we just don't care. In terms of thriller, first of all, it is a total failure. See, if the guy Joe is really a good marksman as the film shows, why does he need a bomb in the first place? Unaccountably, the film introduces another 'bomb' rigged to the body of a poor fellow (who is supposedly having an affair with Liberty) which only detracts the tension of the main story. The film rasies interesting questions such as, Is Liberty (or her husband) really responsible for the death of the people killed by guns? The director clearly leans on the left side, which in itself is no problem. But as the character of Joe is so superficial and unconvincing that his logics start to look like that of a monster. He never tells us what happened to the daughter, nor he blames the culprit while he could kill innocent people. There is little sign of intelligence behind his characterization, which is an insult to the victims or survivors of the real murder cases. Of course, the film could be an example of escapism, (like "Phone Booth" again), but the film suffers at that point from the bad acting and awful dialogues with cluttered pace. Wooden performance from the two leads are deplorable, and as to Ms. Fiorentino, we sincerely miss her in "MIB." Need a thriller with snipers? Again I say, see "Phone Booth" instead. And its sniper Kiefer Sutherland is ten times more authentic than Snipes, though -- or perhaps because -- Kiefer scarcely shows his face.
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Summary: GOOD, BUT IT SUFFERS FROM BEING COMPARED TO PHONE BOOTH
Review: SEEKING REVENGE FOR HIS YOUNG DAUGHTER'S MURDER, A SNIPER [WESLEY SNIPES] TRAPS A GUN COMPANY OWNER [LINDA FIORENTINO] TO A HOT DOG STAND THAT'S TRIGGERED TO EXPLODE. I AGREE, THIS AIN'T AS GOOD AS PHONE BOOTH, BUT IT'S A GOOD MOVIE NONETHELESS. THIS MOVIE'S DEFINITELY WORTH A WATCH IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY SEEN IT. IF YOU DON'T WANNA PAY ANY MONEY TO SEE IT, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CATCH THIS MOVIE ON TV SOMETIME.
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Summary: Brilliant Movie that'll keep you riveted till the end
Review: This a superbly crafted story dripping with suspense and tension. It grabs you by the throat for a ninety minute ride.The direction and acting are superb and this is far and away Wesley Snipes best recent film. It's so good to find a film that contains a real plot and a very plausible story line that doesn't rely on special effects. I enjoy the regular Hollywood films too, but it's nice to find a film that gets the brain going like this one does. It has all the traditional qualities of great story telling.
My wife and I found ourselves on the edge of our seats, at first wondering what Wesley's character is after, and then which way the story will go. It is in my opinion a very original way to tackle a thorny issue. Whilst most people will thoroughly enjoy this DVD it's probably not going to appeal to members of the gun lobby!
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Summary: Westley in Action...
Review: This film portrays an ex-government operative (Westley Snipes) bent on revenge for the killing of his 4-year-old daughter. Versed in the black arts as a trained covert operative, Snipe is a skilled technician as a marksman, as a surveillance specialist, and as a demolition expert. Betrayed by the country he swore to protect, the loss of his precious daughter turns his loyalty to his country around into vengeance against corrupt rulers of the corporate empire. Linda Fiorentino's character (Liberty) is one of the unscrupulous manipulative arms dealers that put the weapon in the hands of the deranged killer. Shielded by the corporate structure, Liberty is immune to the harm caused by her actions for the almighty dollar. Westley Snipes rudely awakens Liberty to the sins of reality. This film is action packed and intense as Westley evokes this terror on the king and queen of the arms empire. He wants the American people to know who is responsible for the moral degradation of society.
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Summary: Bring on PHONE BOOTH.
Review: This film, which is very similar in plot to PHONE BOOTH (The upcoming movie witH Colin Farrell tat was delayed due to the Washington murders) only made me long to see PHONE BOOTH taht much more. This film has a good plot that's pretty much just wasted on nothing. Isn't it funny that Wesley SNIPES is playing a SNIPER? How'd they come up with tah clever bit of casting? Hmmm....okay, Fox, you can go ahead and put out Phone Booth now.
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Summary: An okay way to spend 90 minutes
Review: This movie i have to admit is kind of interesting, but i just wish it would have been more surprising, becauase I feel like I've seen this kind of movie millions of times. it kinda disturbed me because of all the recent sniper killings going on in the Washington DC area (where this movie predominately takes place), that they saw fit to release this movie a couple of weeks after the killings began. But hey, if you like Wesley Snipes and you have 1 hour and 36 minutes to spend, then rent this
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