I have always liked the original 'Sniper'. Seen it numerous times, quoted it numerous times. It's one of those movies for me that I even sat through the two hit-and-miss sequels that followed. Which made me all the more surprised when I found out another sequel was to be released without Berenger, but low and behold, Billy Zane was back to the franchise.
Let's cut to the chase. There's only one reason to bother seeing Sniper Reloaded; you're a fan of the original. On it's own merits, there is nothing of worth to non-fans. The story is simple and predictable in every detail. The action sterile and the characters flat. From the hidden antagonist to a completely unnecessary romance subplot and a relatively unknown actor playing Beckett's estranged son. Who is no more than a sad excuse to make a Sniper sequel and somehow keep it tied to the origins. Fans of the series (more so the original) will sit through this and only to see GS9 Miller in what amounts to an extended cameo.
With rock bottom expectations that have been granted from sitting through one too many bad b-movie action flicks and/or sequels, 'Sniper Reloaded' was everything I thought it would be. I enjoyed seeing Miller again three sequels down the line and eighteen years since his appearance in the original, but everything else is better left unsaid. Probably the last entry in the 'Sniper' series as we know it and the weakest too.
Let's cut to the chase. There's only one reason to bother seeing Sniper Reloaded; you're a fan of the original. On it's own merits, there is nothing of worth to non-fans. The story is simple and predictable in every detail. The action sterile and the characters flat. From the hidden antagonist to a completely unnecessary romance subplot and a relatively unknown actor playing Beckett's estranged son. Who is no more than a sad excuse to make a Sniper sequel and somehow keep it tied to the origins. Fans of the series (more so the original) will sit through this and only to see GS9 Miller in what amounts to an extended cameo.
With rock bottom expectations that have been granted from sitting through one too many bad b-movie action flicks and/or sequels, 'Sniper Reloaded' was everything I thought it would be. I enjoyed seeing Miller again three sequels down the line and eighteen years since his appearance in the original, but everything else is better left unsaid. Probably the last entry in the 'Sniper' series as we know it and the weakest too.