Jim is a former Marine who lives a solitary life as a rancher along the Arizona-Mexican border. But his peaceful existence soon comes crashing down when he tries to protect a boy on the run from members of a vicious cartel.
Director: Robert Lorenz
Cast: Liam Neeson, Jacob Perez, Katheryn Winnick, Juan Pablo Raba, Teresa Ruiz
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Rated PG-13 for violence, some bloody images and brief strong language
Runtime: 1 h 48 min
Review:
There's an overwhelming sense of mediocrity at the center of The Marksman, Liam Neeson's latest action flick. Robert Lorenz knows how to shoot scenic vistas and Neeson makes a for surprisingly effective Client Eastwood proxy in this straightforward film. Neeson, for his part, is earnest and believable even as his southern drawl comes and goes throughout the film. The film's main problem is it's plot and script which is filled with plot holes and cardboard cut out characters. As such there's zero emotional weight or heft to the primary relationship between Neeson's character and Jacob Perez's Miguel. Sadly,Jacob Perez isn't a talented enough child actor to add anything to his character, making him slightly more grating as the film moves along. The villain's in the piece are equally one note with random character moments that point to a more nuanced script which the film never explores. As such the film plays out in an almost perfunctory manner with things happening simply because they have to. The Markman is a slower paced action vehicle for Neeson's late stage action period and if he had a better script he might have delivered a more memorable entry into his lengthy resume.
C
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