Listen, I didn't serve, and I'm not a weapons expert, so I wouldn't know if there are technical issues with the series. That said, for a USA series this is surprisingly entertaining. Also, it's pretty hard to find any soldier-based actioner or science/dr piece without finding something to gripe about.
"Shooter" the series, now available on Netflix, was for me, as good or better than the feature film starring Mark Wahlberg. I noticed he's an executive producer here. That film lost a little steam down the stretch, but I found the first season here really kept me wanting to get home and binge.
THe plot twists aren't always perfect, but the series does have some smart little twists along the way. It think ahead of itself quite often and the acting isn't nearly as bad as some of the ridiculously low reviews here. I wonder which action-television-series those detractors would like to recommend.
Ryan Phillipe does a fine job and is quite believable in his action garb. He obviously hit the gym for the role, and does a lot of his own stunt-work here, and it deserves a mention. There series' biggest flaw is the leads interaction with his friend and former superior, Issac. Their dynamic just doesn't work. There's no way that some of the stuff would have gone down like it did here. That's my biggest gripe.
However, all the other "villains" fit and work quite nicely here, and the series stays pretty consistent in terms of quality and pacing.
I'm actually looking forward to see how fast they will crash and burn in the second season. It always happens. Bloodline started to spin out of control mid season 2, as did many other great first seasons. THis one wasn't as spectacular of a first season, but I'm still kinda interested to see where they try to go from here.
You could do much worse for a made-for-tv action series. Much, much worse. Check it out. What you might imagine a "Jack Reacher" series would look and sound like. If you can avoid nit-picking and just enjoy it for what it is - watch it.
"Shooter" the series, now available on Netflix, was for me, as good or better than the feature film starring Mark Wahlberg. I noticed he's an executive producer here. That film lost a little steam down the stretch, but I found the first season here really kept me wanting to get home and binge.
THe plot twists aren't always perfect, but the series does have some smart little twists along the way. It think ahead of itself quite often and the acting isn't nearly as bad as some of the ridiculously low reviews here. I wonder which action-television-series those detractors would like to recommend.
Ryan Phillipe does a fine job and is quite believable in his action garb. He obviously hit the gym for the role, and does a lot of his own stunt-work here, and it deserves a mention. There series' biggest flaw is the leads interaction with his friend and former superior, Issac. Their dynamic just doesn't work. There's no way that some of the stuff would have gone down like it did here. That's my biggest gripe.
However, all the other "villains" fit and work quite nicely here, and the series stays pretty consistent in terms of quality and pacing.
I'm actually looking forward to see how fast they will crash and burn in the second season. It always happens. Bloodline started to spin out of control mid season 2, as did many other great first seasons. THis one wasn't as spectacular of a first season, but I'm still kinda interested to see where they try to go from here.
You could do much worse for a made-for-tv action series. Much, much worse. Check it out. What you might imagine a "Jack Reacher" series would look and sound like. If you can avoid nit-picking and just enjoy it for what it is - watch it.