Great Film: The Marksman
The Marksman misses the mark
I choose The Marksman while renting at the video store because I wanted
a DVD that would be entertaining to watch and not a big risk. I figured
that if Snipes signed onto the movie it couldn't be that bad. I wasn't
expecting a great story, but at least some good action with the
occasional action movie cliché.
I think this movie must have been made as a practical joke to Wesley
Snipes. They probably showed it at his birthday party. Every member of
the cast overacted every scene. It was like every speaking character
had their own monologue.
The special effects were comical. During a jet fight scene they show an
explosion that is supposed to be one of the jets blowing up. A few
seconds later when another jet supposedly explodes, it appears to be
the same explosion optically reversed, right down to the last piece of
debris flying through the air.
I would expect a movie to be this bad that didn't have a famous actor
in the lead. But I never thought a movie with Wesley Snipes could be of
this poor quality. He needs to have his head examined.
Cast
- Hargreaves played by Peter Youngblood Hills
- Painter played by Wesley Snipes
- Rodgers played by Ryan Mccluskey
- Orin played by Warren Derosa
- Amanda Jacks played by Emma Samms
- Johnathan Tensor played by William Hope
- Capt. Naish played by Anthony Warren
