Review of Shooter (2009) by Sean O'connell for Filmcritic.com — 22 Mar 2007

The thinly veiled political rant hits all cylinders whenever its crosshairs land in action mode.

This review of Shooter (2009) was written by Sean O'connell and published by Filmcritic.com on 22 Mar 2007.

Shooter has generally received positive reviews.

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By Luke M (834) on 27 Apr 2015

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By Andrew D (1,611) on 12 Jun 2015

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