The Sniper (2009)
Directed by Dante Lam
Genres - Action, Adventure, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Action Thriller, Crime Thriller |
Run Time - 120 min. |
Countries - Hong Kong |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Nathan Southern
An Asian police sniper team gets cross-sectioned in this slick, über-masculine thriller from Hong Kong director Dante Lam. At the heart of it all is the warped, ongoing rivalry between psychotic ex-leader Lincoln (Huang Xiaoming) and current leader-commander Hartman (Richie Jen). Lincoln just finished four years of incarceration for manslaughter thanks to a job that didn't go as planned, leaving him with bitter hostility and resentment; moreover, each leader carries around a twisted, complicated personal history. These factors repeatedly put the two at odds, leading to an eventual onslaught of orgiastic violence and a rapidly-escalating body count.
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release, sniper