The Marksmen

Actually, was anyone involved with this all-out disaster thinking at all? My personal guess no, and if they were, I'd rather not know about what.

My brother and I decided to watch it just for fun, because we heard alot of it was filmed where my grandfather lives which is in the central wisconsn area. Wow,it was plain unbelievable. Horrible beyond all our expectations. I can now tell anyone who's interested: You must see this for yourself to realize the sheer magnitude of it's badness. I give up. I'll never understand how this movie managed to get made, or released, for that matter. I never thought I'd give anything a 1, but this is indeed as worthy candidate as I've ever seen. so 1* is my vote, and I'd rate it lower if it were possible. Wow. Watch and learn.

For most of these actors (and non actors) first film it was wonderfully done. Jay Schillinger did a great job with this movie! This movie didn't get the attention it deserved. It as a great plot line and shows off life in a small town in Wausau quite well, with most of the actors in the movie being from Wausau.

I recently acquired a copy of this film and really struggled to make it though. The relationships between the characters were weak. The reason for Tommy not returning home and how this affected the other characters was not well supported within the story line. Acting was sub-par in general. The story line was predictable. Then there were the added scene's that didn't really add value. Case in point, the woman dancing in a bikini in a bar to cheer up Tommy was strange and didn't add anything to the story line except there is a half-naked woman.

The movie was big here in Central Wisconsin because the extras were people from around here. Even some of the actors and actresses were from around here. It was especially big in my church, because Jay Schillinger goes there. It was fun to see him at church after the movie came out. And it was fun to tease my pastor because he played the pastor in the movie. The movie itself is ok. You have some actors that are beginners, you can tell that, but the story is cool. The way they say "Wausau" is not right. Wausau is a hard word to say, but it's not with a "saw" and the end, it's more of a "suh". Tommy's facial expressions are not that good....especially when he's angry, but he's hott! I was kind of laughing during the movie because the actors aren't that good, but the dialouge and scenery changes make it better. The scenery changes are totally not right. You go from Wausau to Rothschild, to Mosinee, which are farther apart than they make it look. Overall, I'd give the movie a 6.5

After reading "skinnyjoemerlo" from Chicogo comment dated 2001 here on IMDb I didn't followup by securing a copy of the Marksmen. I dismissed an interest that had been originally developed in me to see the marksmen by a group of film buffs who highly recommend it. Members of this group really know films both historically and have been very enlighting with their analysis of the story content .

Many times they have saved me the price of admission and worst; wasting my time. Skinny Joe from Chicogo forgets that there is other than the big cities that make a film successful... we call it the "Great American Heartland". Films like this don't make it to the publics attention because the distributors view a real heartfelt storyline that reflects the interest of the Heartland as if it had no commercial value. I watched it last week at a friends home. This film will make you reflect on what really makes you happy. If your from a small town, or were from a small town,or as many people I meet today, that are from a large city who have matured and want to experience the peace ,friendliness, and belonging that the American Heartland provides ...See this film. P.S. I was born and raised in Philadelphia Pa. and live in NYC.. I know the difference!!!