More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Bob Lee Swagger, one of the world's great marksmen and the son of a Medal of Honor recipient, is a loner living in the Rockies. He's left the military, having been hung out to dry in a secret Ethiopian mission a few years before, when he's recruited by a colonel to help find a way that the President of the US might be assassinated in one of three cities in the next two weeks.
He does his work, but the shot is fired notwithstanding and Bob Lee is quickly the fall guy: wounded and hunted by thousands, he goes to ground and, aided by two unlikely allies, searches for the truth and for those who double-crossed him. All roads lead back to Ethiopia. Yesterday was about honor. Today is about justice. Rated R for strong graphic violence and some language.
Did you know Edit. These men would have fit the literary Bob Lee Swagger's age a bit more closely than Mark Wahlberg born in Author Stephen Hunter introduced Swagger as a Vietnam veteran in a novel, taking place in However, to accommodate Wahlberg's age, this film has Swagger active in Africa in the s, instead of Vietnam in the s.
Goofs at around 1h 9 mins Inexplicably, the three men who plan to kill Memphis and make it look like a suicide beat him bruised and bloody beforehand. These wounds would surely raise unwanted questions about the circumstances of his death. Quotes Bob Lee Swagger : I don't think you understand, these boys killed my dog. Alternate versions Some television airings use alternate takes with less blood and gore. For example, when Swagger shoots Payne in the hand, it is shown in a wide shot, instead of the bloody closeup in the theatrical release.
And when Swagger shoots Payne again, instead of Payne's arm being blown off, as in the theatrical release, he is hit in the shoulder and simply falls down in a wide shot. User reviews Review. Top review. Engaging, worth seeing. I had the opportunity to catch an advance screening of this film the other day.
Similarities to other projects aside, I was impressed by the use of some of the newer military technology involved. The film was both engaging and entertaining, and Mark Wahlberg did a very good job of portraying the character in all of his idiosyncrasies. It was good to see Danny Glover again as I have not had the opportunity to see him in any films of late. His character was not exactly multidimensional but I would assume that it was what the writing called for, and certainly different from the one he portrays in the "Lethal Weapon" series, not much comedy here.
Now if I could only get a hold of the script Needless to say, my wife and I enjoyed the movie very much and would definitely recommend to go and see it. StevenAWebb Mar 13, Details Edit. Release date March 23, United States. United States. Official Facebook. Cache Creek, British Columbia, Canada. Paramount Pictures Di Bonaventura Pictures. In the opener, Swagger is recruited by his former commander to prevent an assassination of the U.
Bob Lee tries to protect his family while incarcerated; and Isaac aims to silence him. In other events, Nadine contacts Bob Lee's wife, Julie, who's dealing with the backlash against her family. Bob Lee reaches out to Nadine while evading his pursuers; and Isaac juggles his double life while trying to find Bob Lee. Bob Lee plans his next moves; and Isaac ties up loose ends. In other events, Nadine investigates the Ukrainian connection. Bob Lee locates the bullet from the assassination, which leads him to a radical militia group and Isaac; and Nadine is locked in a deadly game of cat and mouse with Payne.
Bob Lee tracks down his former instructor, who he hopes will help him find the shooter; Nadine interrogates Payne; Isaac realizes that he's in over his head; and a reporter makes Julie an offer.
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