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- 1993
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
- 1993
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
Summary A US Marine sniper is partnered with a SWAT member to take out rebel leaders in the jungles of Panama.
Directed By: Luis Llosa
Written By: Michael Frost Beckner, Crash Leyland
- 1993
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
- 1993
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
Sniper
45
2.0
Where to Watch
Summary A US Marine sniper is partnered with a SWAT member to take out rebel leaders in the jungles of Panama.
Directed By: Luis Llosa
Written By: Michael Frost Beckner, Crash Leyland
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
45
32% Positive
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6 Reviews
42% Mixed
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8 Reviews
26% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
45
32% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
42% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
26% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
The result is a strong, amoral action film. [29 Jan 1993, p.C]
Although it's got a skeletal plot lifted from such comic books as "The Punisher" and lasts in the memory about as long as a Life Saver lasts on the tongue, there's something about Sniper that grabs your attention and holds it, loosely but firmly, with just enough Adrenalin to keep your pulse just a beat or two above normal. [29 Jan 1993, p.23]
But most of Sniper is a bore. The details of their assignment are never spelled out, the middle of the film sags, and, in any case, it's hard to work up much enthusiasm for these snipers, heroic though their mission may be. In the movies, heroes must be larger than life: There's just not much excitement watching two guys hide in a bush, waiting for a clear shot. [3 Feb 1993, p.3]
Action fans probably won't be offended, provided they're not expecting Berenger to be America's answer to James Bond. There are occasions when Sniper shows flashes of promise, although most of these are short-lived. The film is capable of providing a one-hundred minute diversion for anyone who has nothing better to do. The potential is here for something much better, but, unfortunately, Sniper shoots itself in the foot.
Best of all, is this knock-out, though overused, optical effect of a bullet hurtling and whizzing through space toward its target. Sniper is sure to appeal to armchair assassins and fantasy war-gamers. Beyond that audience, Peruvian director Llosa's American debut will appeal to anyone interested in well-made and well-acted pictures that compensate with skill for what they may lack in inspiration.
A movie for people with time to waste, Sniper is about as compelling as a Soldier of Fortune magazine cover set to music.
What on Earth is Tom Berenger doing in a picture as awful as "Sniper"? [2 Feb 1993, p.D7]
User Score
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