The Marksman

Name: The Marksman
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: January 15, 2021
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 44
Cast: Alex Knight, Alfredo Quiroz, Antonio Leyba, Chase Mullins, Dominic Cancelliere

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Voltage Pictures | Release Date: January 15, 2021 | PG-13

Starring: Alex Knight, Alfredo Quiroz, Antonio Leyba, Chase Mullins, Dominic Cancelliere, Dylan Kenin, Grayson Berry, Harry Maldonado, Jacob Perez, Jose Vasquez, Juan Pablo Raba, Katheryn Winnick, Lelia Symington, Liam Neeson, Luce Rains, Sean A. Rosales, Teresa Ruiz

Summary: Hardened Arizona rancher Jim Hanson (Liam Neeson) simply wants to be left alone as he fends off eviction notices and tries to make a living on an isolated stretch of borderland. But everything changes when Hanson, an ex-Marine sharpshooter, witnesses 11-year-old migrant Miguel (Jacob Perez) fleeing with his mother Rosa (Teresa Ruiz) fromHardened Arizona rancher Jim Hanson (Liam Neeson) simply wants to be left alone as he fends off eviction notices and tries to make a living on an isolated stretch of borderland. But everything changes when Hanson, an ex-Marine sharpshooter, witnesses 11-year-old migrant Miguel (Jacob Perez) fleeing with his mother Rosa (Teresa Ruiz) from drug cartel assassins led by the ruthless Mauricio (Juan Pablo Raba). After being caught in a shoot-out, a dying Rosa begs Jim to take her son to safety to her family in Chicago. Defying her cop daughter Sarah (Katheryn Winnick), Jim sneaks Miguel out of the local U.S. Customs and Border Patrol station and together, they hit the road with the group of killers in pursuit. Jim and Miguel slowly begin to overcome their differences and begin to forge an unlikely friendship, while Mauricio and his fellow assassins blaze a cold-blooded trail, hot on their heels. When they finally meet on a Midwestern farm, a fight to the death ensues as Jim uses his military skills and code of honor to defend the boy he's come to love.… Expand

Director: Robert Lorenz

Genre(s): Action, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 108 min

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Frank Scheck

Jan 12, 2021

The movie displays the measured pacing and tautness marking many of Eastwood's films, and Neeson delivers an Eastwood-style performance while also revealing an emotional vulnerability that proves fully relatable. It's easy to see how his distinctive combination of mature rugged masculinity and Irish soulfulness has made him a perfect action hero for these complicated times. Read full review

Evan Saathoff

Jan 12, 2021

Ultimately, The Marksman hits its generic target. It is the kind of film you watch on accident more than seek out, but you probably won’t regret the accident. Read full review

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Jan 12, 2021

If one were to diagnose a central problem with The Marksman, it’s that it isn’t actually a Clint Eastwood movie; it lacks the breathing room, the first-take nonchalance that always makes an attractive opposite to the Eastwoodian sense of purpose. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Jan 13, 2021

The film wants to speak to some kind of old school, lone-ranger American hero type (as portrayed by a man from Northern Ireland), but it’s too vague, shying away from any controversy, to say much at all. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Jan 23, 2021

For a movie called The Marksman, we rarely Jim actually demonstrating his marksmanship, as we’re left with Neeson again doing extended, hand-to-hand combat with a much younger, cockier foe who has no idea what he’s up against. Read full review

The Film Stage Conor O'Donnell

Jan 14, 2021

The Marksman could be compelling if it at all dared to be. It flirts with a few trains of thought that perhaps could have rescued it from its own indifference, but it commits to more mundane aspirations. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jan 17, 2021

A thriller that misses the mark, and not by a little. Read full review

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KatePike

Jan 26, 2021

This movie is a great reflection for the time we live in, and it does not get overtly political, the action scenes are realistic, and the characters have human abilities and emotions. Without spoiling the movie, a lot more happens than what you see in the trailers and was exciting andThis movie is a great reflection for the time we live in, and it does not get overtly political, the action scenes are realistic, and the characters have human abilities and emotions. Without spoiling the movie, a lot more happens than what you see in the trailers and was exciting and emotional. Liam Neeson and Jacob Perez have great chemistry, and I loved the ending because the choices they make are so much more realistic than a classic "shoot 'em up" action movie. Highly recommend!… Expand

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Mangoturtle

Jan 19, 2021

Liam Neeson's character was very believable and likable, you care for him. The movie was good for most of its runtime. Not the most unique story, but it was handled well.

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Vickimage

Jan 31, 2021

The Marksman isn’t going to please fans that want wall-to-wall action. This is a slightly different Liam Neeson movie - one with a bit more heart. In some ways it reminds me of Clint Eastwood’s The Mule. It comes as no surprise that the director has often worked with Eastwood because you canThe Marksman isn’t going to please fans that want wall-to-wall action. This is a slightly different Liam Neeson movie - one with a bit more heart. In some ways it reminds me of Clint Eastwood’s The Mule. It comes as no surprise that the director has often worked with Eastwood because you can imagine him in this role. That said, Neeson is great. Critics sometimes say he’s phoning it in with this post-Taken phase of his career but I don’t agree. All of the films have been interesting in their own way. Here Neeson gets to display more heart and empathy than usual - which is why I’m sure he signed on. The first-time actor who plays the young boy Neeson’s character helps is also great. They share a very good on-screen rapport. Like The Mule this is ultimately a road movie and I thought it was a very enjoyable one. Highly recommended.… Expand