Sniper 3

Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenguer) is the best sniper of the US Marines, nowadays he takes on a previous friend. Sgt. Beckett is a seasoned assassin who gets a rush from killing. Beckett is an expert Marine sniper, a military hit-man with 74 kills under his belt and a troubled conscience squirming in his head. He is recruited by NSA officer (Denis Ardnt) to go to Ho Chi Minh city to eliminate his former friend, Paul Finnegan (John Doman), who has become a ruthless drug dealer and a dangerous terrorist. In Ho Chi Minh, previously called Saigon, he join forces with a Vietnam agent, Quan (Byron Mann). Quan has top brass plans but no field experience. A bit later on, they have to penetrate the lush jungle to find their target. He only needs one shot!. Everyone is a target!.

A familiar story with plenty of action, violence, shootouts, and a twisted intrigue. There's action enough, but is poorly choreographed and plot is cursory at best. Along the way, the smooth running of the operation is swiftly jeopardised by growing tension, treason and other shortfalls. The plot is somewhat reminiscent of "Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now", in which an officer, Martin Sheen, is assigned in assessinating Colonel Kurtz, Marlon Brando, on a journey through the jungle, while in "Sniper 3" a Sergeant, Tom Berenguer, has the mission to kill renegade John Doman. The motion picture was uneven but professionally directed by P. J. Pesce.

The thrilling saga Sniper is made up of "Sniper" , 1992, by Luis Llosa, stars Tom Berenguer, Billy Zane, J. T. Walsh, Aden Young, Dale Dye, dealing with Beckett goes in search of his target, a politician planning a coup with the help of a druglord. "Sniper 2" , 2002, by Craig R. Baxley with Tom Berenger, Bookem Woodbine, Dan Butler, Linden Ashby, in which Beckett is called on for one last mission, to kill a Serbian general who's committing atrocities on the Muslim population. "Sniper 3", 2004, by P. J. Pesce with Tom Berenguer, Denis Ardnt, Byron Mann. "Sniper Reloaded", 2011, by Claudio Fah with Billy Zane, Chad Michel Collins, Patrick Lyster, in which the son of the renowned sniper decides to track down the sniper who ambushed his squad down when they were sent to rescue a white planter in the Congo.

Sniper was a solid and moody thriller boosted by some top notch action sequences. Sniper 2 proved to be a very solid sequel and not that far behind the original. Sniper 3 is every bit as good as, if not slightly better, than part 2 as it expands somewhat on Beckett and gives you more of an insight into this interesting character.

Retired Marine sniper Beckett, now teaching this profession, is given a one off assignment; track down an kill and old friend who's been supplying weapons to the enemy.

The action scenes are good, production values surprisingly good, the story is mostly well written and the film is fast paced. These are all qualities that make a decent film and Sniper 3 is definitely a very decent action/thriller. Tom Berenger adds more layers to Beckett's character and gives a very good performance.

The Sniper trilogy is well worth watching, every movie has something going for it.

Usually by the third installment of any franchise, the stories become bland, and the characters: carbon copies and the charm is lost. Sniper 2 (2002) was a mediocre sequel but it did have some things about it that made it enjoyable. I did not favor how the first Sniper (1993), which was a thriller, turned into an action film for the sequel. I did think it was an interesting take, but it wasn't executed properly. I also didn't appreciate the character that Bokeem Woodbine played. His role was more obnoxious than involving.

Here, Tom Berenger once again reprises his role as the callous marine scout sniper, Thomas Beckett. Berenger still has the character down like he did for the last two films but this time the writers address an issue with his health. J.S. Cardone and Ross Helford make it clear in this film that Beckett is no longer the soldier he once was. Because of the trauma that he suffered in the first film, he now suffers from mild muscle spasms in his hand.

This small subplot may upset some viewers because in a way, it's speaking to the audience saying, "this the last time Thomas Beckett will be on screen". It's visible too. Several times it seems like Berenger is making his character look worn and drained of energy to show that Thomas Beckett is getting too old for the career he tries to hold on to. But Beckett's drawn in one more time to execute his new "hit" that was a man he once called a friend. Too bad flashbacks and dream sequences had to be used when Beckett ever focused on these issues. It's not needed.

Co-starring Berenger is Byron Mann playing Quan, a police operative sent to assist Beckett in his assassination. Mann plays his character rather cool and intelligently. The writers even allowed Quan to make a personal connection with Beckett, being that his father was a scout sniper as well. This at least leads to a comparatively easy-going relationship between these two individuals. Its nothing like the stupid quibbles between Beckett and Cole from the previous film.

As for the rest of the film nothing has really changed. I've accepted the fact that no one's going to bother to try and make this a thriller again. There's still lots of things being blown up, several gunshots and the anticipation of the thriller aspect is unfortunately abandoned. However, the fight scene between Quan and one of the main villain's thugs entertained me. Hand-to-hand combat is always cool to watch no matter what.

Also, the location to where Beckett travels is at least a little more lively and it even allowed Tim Jones, the composer, to make his score slightly more engaging than Gary Chang's half-hearted version of the previous sequel. It's not as good as the first, but it seems to me that there was more effort put into the making of this sequel than that of Sniper 2 (2002). So although it didn't satisfy me much more than the last one, it definitely shows improvement.

The second sequel to Sniper (1993) still has the qualities of a bad action film and relies too much on Beckett's rising personal issues. But what makes this one different is its character development and better music.

While this is certainly low budget, the producers and director did something special that set this one apart: they got a good script AND good actors. Tom Beringer and Byron Mann headed up a cast that took what little money was thrown into this movie and brought it up to the level of many films that have found their way into the local cinema. Even surpassed a lot of them. They took a very well written script and squeezed every drop out of it that they could and made a very enjoyable film to boot. Could it have been better? Sure. The production values could have been better if a few more bucks had come their way. But given the limitations: this movie rocked!

while this final installment in the series isn't as good as the previous two,it's still not too bad.it's still very watchable.it just takes much longer too get going and even when it does,it much slower than the other two.the character are not as interesting either.having said that,the movie still entertains.and that last shot has to be seen to be believed.i had to rewind to see it again.that was truly a one in a million shot.of course it wasn't real.but it was still something to see.without that particular scene,i would give this movie a rating of 6.but that one moment actually elevates the movie.for me,Sniper 3 is a 7/10