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ednbarby:
I disliked him to begin with (as you know).  And then his comments about BBM confirmed my suspicions.

If anyone else needs anyone judged based on the light (or lack thereof) that shines from his or her eyes, let me know.  I'm batting 1.000 so far.  :)

delalluvia:
Yeah, what little respect I had for Wahlberg just took a nose dive.  He's homophobic and just doesn't want to admit it.

The movie 'The Shooter' looks extremely formulaic and typical Hollywood action predictable fluff.  I'm going to give it a big PASS.  I'm fairly certain it won't last long at the theaters either.

Shakesthecoffecan:
But Kate Mara is blossoming wonderfully, I bet she will be a major player in a few years.

delalluvia:
**sigh**

Unfortunately, a dear friend was having a work-angst day and I just spent the day with her, talking, eating out, drinking and trying to both discuss and take her mind off her situation at school.  We ate bad for us food, drank too much and read trashy magazines at the bookstore and because she was really hurting and a big fan of Mark Wahlberg...

I agreed to go see The Shooter with her.  I put my brief review on the movie thread, but here it is again...the things you do for friends:

The Shooter   5/10

The plot was conventional and formulaic, but points for the sidekick being ethnic, the woman actually able to use a gun and of course, points for Marky Mark's obligatory shirtless scenes, worth the price of admission alone.

Amazingly, the plot is politically balanced, showing neither support nor contempt for our current administration.

But all you pacificists and our lovely European fans, be warned it is a strictly gun culture American shoot 'em up.  In one scene, we learn that the valued memento mori of one character is a rifle left to them by a dead loved one.  :P

ednbarby:
I hear you, Del.  I was kind of coerced into seeing it yesterday with/by a friend, myself.  I'd give it a 6/10.  Here's what I liked:

*POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD*







- Kate's and Mark's characters didn't end up having sex - hell - they didn't end up even making out.  I liked that because Kate's character is supposed to still be mourning her deceased boyfriend/Swagger's best friend and spotter.  I truly believed that most, if not all, of what she did was out of honoring his memory and not out of being horny for Swagger

- I thought it actually was an indictment against the Bush Administration.  But it was subtle enough in it that most Bushies would not recognize it (because let's face it: most of them are not that bright).  But you gotta admit, the lines "Some have been thugs" (talking about recent Presidents) and "What kind of asshole would think something like this up?" (about, basically, The Patriot Act) were pretty damning.

- Michael Pena has a natural warmth that comes right through the screen.  As much as I'd like to hate him because he was in "Crash," I can't because he just seems like such a lovely human being.  If not for him, though, I'd have given it a 5/10 - maybe even a 4/10 - for the reasons you cited.


 

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