Shooter

The hero of this movie is named Bob Lee Swagger. That's a name to be reckoned with, provided you can pronounce it without breaking into a giggle fit. I mean, really. Bob. Lee. Swagger. Fortunately for this project, everyone involved is a seasoned Hollywood professional. So on the occasions that the name "Bob Lee Swagger" has to be mentioned, in part or entirely, it is mentioned with the solemnity due an action thriller in which an embittered/enlightened ex-Marine — the Swagger in question, ably embodied by Mark Wahlberg — has his good nature taken advantage of by a group of nefarious high-level baddies and then has to blow all of said baddies to kingdom come against near-impossible odds.

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