Kane52630
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The Marksman
Liam Neeson has fully taken over the Clint Eastwood/Charles Bronson role (if he hasn't already since Taken) in this mostly serviceable neowestern thriller. It uses the same formula as a lot of westerns and Samurai stories like Lone Wolf and Cub, but set in the US/Mexico border where he has to fend off some cartel members and crooked American cops and while trying to save and protect a kid. While the story is very predictable, I do think it's a bit more elevated than your usual direct to video trash and I don't think Liam Neeson phoned in it this time. I do admire the direction and cinematography where is it trying to be a Clint Eastwood film and there are some smaller moments that I thought really worked. Also shout out to Amber Midthunder for being great in two useless scenes that they could have given to a lesser known actress. What brings the film down was predictable story, the unnecessary subplot with Katheryn Winnick and some underwritten characters especially with the villains (even though they try to make that up in the last couple of scenes). There's also some obvious white savior complex, but it didn't really ruin the film for me. Overall, it's pretty average.
2.5/5