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Conspiracy stories have always been of special interest to the viewing public, the mystery and the idea that there are higher powers pulling the strings behind the curtains. There are many books out on the market the capture the right air and feeling of a good, and believable, conspiracy. But not many of these books get turned into successful movies, yet here we find that the effort that Stephen Hunter put into his book "Point of Impact" comes through on the screen. With outstanding performances from Mark Wahlberg, Danny Glover and Ned Beatty, you are grabbed by the throat and thrown into a world that is to close to the world that we live in.
Bob Lee Swagger, a former Marine scout sniper, is recruited to help the government to stop an assassination attempt on the President, but when things are turned against him and he's accused of the attempt he moves into survival mode and must fight for his life. The roller coaster ride that your thrust into here starts from the opening scenes and as the story progresses only gets faster and more hair raising. All of the performances involved are very well done but the one that got me was from Beatty. I had never seen him as a villain and he plays it very well here, he's seems very natural in the bad guy role. The plot of the story is very intricate and if you don't pay attention you'll miss the little bits and pieces that help you with the ultimate conclusion of the movie.
I wasn't surprised by how good this film was, with all the excellent movies that Wahlberg has done over the past few years each project he becomes involved in just seems to be at the top of it's game. This is definitely one of those movies that didn't get a lot of play in the theaters, and there wasn't a lot of hype when the DVD came out, but it's well worth the time and effort to watch. From beginning to end your captivated by the characters and the storyline and as each level of the film moves on, your left on the edge of your seat waiting for the climax of each scene.