Snipers

Yimou Zhang's best years are behind him, but it's safe to say that his new release, Snipers, is garnering mostly praise abroad. This is the story of a feared Chinese sniper who takes out over 214 American soldiers in 32 days during the Korean War. He and his small unit are tasked with freeing a spy who has been ambushed by American snipers. He soon discovers that everything is a trap and a firefight breaks out on both sides. Story-wise the film doesn't offer much, it's a 90 minute clash of Americans versus Chinese and it's up to you if you enjoy sniper firefights. Snipers is decently shot, fortunately R-rated, and there are some interesting strategic sniper antics, but I prefer more epic battles than these intimate shootouts of a few people stretched out to 90 minutes. I wasn't bored, and although there was some tank and mortar action in the finale, there was just something missing for a higher rating. Story 2/5. Action 3/5, Humour 0/5, Violence 4/5, Fun 3/5 Music 3/5, Visuals 3/5, Atmosphere 3/5, Suspense 2/5, Emotion 2/5, Actors 3/5. 6/10. (21.04.2022)