Official Synopsis:

Special Ops sniper Dillon (James Remar, 2 Fast 2 Furious) is ready for retirement when he decides to take on one last mission involving the sale of nuclear materials. But when a mysterious terrorist plot goes awry, Dillon soon finds himself the target of a dangerous conspiracy.

Our Take:

Dillon is a highly trained professional sharpshooter, hired by the U.S. Government to clean up messes that can’t be taken care of by the usual means. He lives a life of solitude and secrecy, always having to look over his shoulder. After his last mission he decides he wants out and retires from the business. But not before one last mission, as a favor to this friend Flick (Mario Van Peebles). Dillon goes under cover in a small town where an arms dealer has made his home. Insert various clichés and the predictable story lines that you can see coming from a mile away and the result is Sharpshooter. It’s not to say Sharpshooter isn’t a good movie at all, but its all been done before and it’s not done here with anything that sets it apart from so many other like-minded films.

There are no special features included with Sharpshooter. For a TV movie, there have been worse DVD’s, but there also have been a lot better. Sharpshooter will entertain some people, but it’s not captivating or original. Despite a few familiar actors (James Remar is “one of those faces” and Mario Van Peebles has made a decent career on the video shelves), Sharpshooter feels like it was made on a dime budget, and the filmmakers still had change to spare.

Overall Picture:

Film: C-

DVD: D

- Chris Lawrence

Staff Writer