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This movie has it all.
In a very special Marky Mark episode, Joe and Greg discuss how Wahlberg starts the movie with short hair, but then has a ponytail, and then short hair again… So to answer your question: Yes, there’s a LOT to unpack here. Joe dares to ask if we should take Marky Mark seriously, and Greg just kind of Gregs a lot.
See if you can follow any coherent plot (if you find one please let us know.) Play along with our drinking games and listen for new tropes. This movie has it all.
Joe’s Back of the Box
When former navy seal sniper Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) is set up as the patsy in an assassination plot he must use all of his skills to survive and clear his name. What he uncovers is a conspiracy that leads deep into the halls of power. Racing to stay one step ahead can he shoot his way out or will he become another unwitting nameless victim? Driven by electric action scenes and a powerful climax, Shooter doesn’t just break the mold, dare we say it, Shooter shoots the mold from a thousand yards away…
The REAL Back of the Box
The first half of this movie is near perfect if not perfunctory in how it gets there. The best retired sniper ever is pulled back into his old life. Then he is set up and on the run. Great, I’m in. You had me at Mark Wahlberg being the best sniper in the world. From there we embark on a conspiracy theory/how the world really works soap box/what can one man do?/to why are we in the snow?/how did he get a meeting with the Secretary of Defense? And while it is certifiably bonkers and makes no sense, I absolutely loved every second. In fact the crazier it gets the more I love it.