The Marksman

The Marksman is a 2005 action-adventure film directed by Marcus Adams and starring Wesley Snipes, William Hope, Emma Samms and Tim Abell.

Plot

Snipes plays a marksman (target painter) who is sent as a specialist (accompanied by an assault team) to stop Chechen rebels that have taken over a to-be-decommissioned nuclear power plant from using it as a dirty bomb. Their mission is made all the more delicate by intelligence indicating a group of American specialists had been taken hostage within the nuclear power plant compound and that they must complete their mission before the rebels can reactivate the core of the remaining reactor. Finishing the mission with ease, rescuing two hostages and reaching the evacuation zone the team prepares to move out. Snipes, having been detained when placing the beacon inside the reactor realises that his mission was far too easy and it may be compromised.

What ensues is a thrilling backtrack into enemy territory to find the truth and paint the real targets this time round.

Cast

• Wesley Snipes as Painter
• Emma Samms as Amanda Jacks
• William Hope as Johnathan Tensor
• Anthony Warren as Capt. Naish
• Tim Abell as Lt. Carter (uncredited)

Reception

This film generally garnered a very poor rating although receiving an average rating of 3.8/10 stars on IMDb. The general consensus of the reviews offered is that the film is let down by the poor re-use of scenes barely seconds apart and the terrible acting grade by the actors. There is also a general tendency to call this film comical as its entire premise is played out to be stereotypically ridiculous and over the top action and situation wise.

The film was a direct-to-DVD movie. In the first week The Marksman opened at #11 at rentals chart and earned $1.36 million.^[1]

References

External links

• The Marksman at the Internet Movie Database
• The Marksman at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Marksman at AllRovi