Notes of a Defeatist

Your eyes are not deceiving you.

Our favorite meathead Marky “the Academy Award nominee” Mark Wahlberg is starring in the same movie Keenan Ivory Wayans did, that another marble mouthed lunk-head Dolph Lundgren did , that you guess it, Wesley Snipes is going to be making too.

Hopefully he savored those precious moments before they said: “...And the Oscar goes to—Alan Arkin!”, because that’s as close as Mark Wahlberg will be getting to an Oscar.

The Shooter(1995)

Dolph Lundgren stars as a CIA who agent gets caught up in political intrigue after he gets brought in to solve the murder of a Cuban ambassador.

Tag Line: “Seduction is a deadly weapon!”

What the critics said: “While Jean-Claude Van Damme, his erstwhile rival in the Euro Action Hero stakes, ploughs on in A-picture productions, Dolph Lundgren, who showed greater acting range when they were paired in Universal Soldier, gets stuck in dreck like this.”—from Time Out London

Most Wanted (1997)

When the first lady is assassinated, an honored soldier becomes a hunted fugitive.

Tag line: “Sometimes the most patriotic thing a Marine can do… is disobey orders. From most honored to Most Wanted.”

What the critics said: “Most Wanted, opening today at Bay Area movie theaters, is idiotic entertainment done with skill. The action thriller packs a lot of fun into 99 minutes, with star Keenen Ivory Wayans cutting an impressive path as a sharpshooting hero.”—-Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle

“Most Wanted is an overly familiar B-grade action flick, written by and starring Keenen Ivory Wayans.”—- Jack Garner Democrat and Chronicle.

Shooter (March 23,2007)

A marksman (Mark Wahlberg) living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why.

Tag line: “Yesterday was about honor. Today is about justice.

“What the critics say: Manohla Dargis, The New York Times: “A natural screen presence, Mr. Wahlberg is charmingly sincere (he’s like a cruder, more street Matt Damon), though when he sheds his clothes, the glint in his eyes is as knowing as that of an old Vegas stripper.”

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: “Oscar-nominated for The Departed, Wahlberg is a brooding, convincing actor who seems to gain confidence and improve with every role. With Shooter, he is called on to carry the picture while adding enough conviction to make its numerous Mission: Impossible implausibilities seem reasonable. He does it and makes it look easy.”

Coming to a theater later this year: The Shooter.

A marksman (Wesley Snipes) living on his ranch in Montana is coaxed back into action to kill a terrorist who he missed killing while on duty. After succeeding in killing Jahar he is ultimately double-crossed and framed for killing a high ranking policeman (Charles Dance). He then goes into hiding and befriends a young 12 year (Bennet) old girls helps him.

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