Leofwine_draca
SNIPER: SPECIAL OPS is a low budget war flick following a squad of soldiers as they battle terrorists in Afghanistan. It was written and directed by Fred Olen Ray, so you have some idea of the level of talent on display here. The film was made to cash-in on the success of films like AMERICAN SNIPER although the story feels more like BLACK HAWK DOWN with a bunch of American soldiers pinned down by the enemy and fighting against the odds. The action never seems to leave the same few streets and, while the direction is okay, it's far from exciting or thrilling. Fans of Steven Seagal - if, indeed, there are any left - will be disappointed to see that he's relegated to a supporting role here and takes part in no hand-to-hand combat, while the unknown Rob Van Dam is an unremarkable protagonist and seems to be cast just so the name 'Van Dam' can be sneakily written in big letters on the video cover.
Alex Polson
This was a terrible movie. Everything to do with it looks so fake. The ACUs are so jacked up it's not even funny. I would not buy this movie if it costed only 5 cents. I don't understand why directors put these Military movies out without just looking at the uniforms and how weapons shoot. Yes, you have to have one error but SF dudes aren't wearing cut off t-shirts. M4 does not shoot fully Auto.
Harrison Tweed (Top Dawg)
This movie would have been MUCH better without Seagal in it.Firstly, the low score... c'mon people, how can you rate a B movie as an A movie? For a B movie with a decent budget, it was acceptable and enjoyable. Tim Abell was awesome and acted his part very well, as did Charlene Amoia, and as everyone else BUT Steven Seagal. I grew up as a big fan of his but this latest movie disgusted me... why is his name as a headliner? It should have been Tim Abell. Every part of Seagal being in that movie was annoying, from his dark-dyed goatee, lame attitude, lazy acting, boring vocabulary, and lack of Seagal action. Any other actor, even a no name would have made this movie more enjoyable than Seagal being in it.Aside Seagal, I gave this B movie a 7 and would have given it at least 1-2 more stars if Seagal wasn't in it. Decent story, action and acting.
loreleysherry
The first scene looked quite promising, but after that, It's so bad it's horrible.The sniper rifle is only used during this first scene, after that Seagal use an automatic rifle and he doesn't even bother to aim ; he sprays bullets at random in a prerecorded sequence that is used again and again.Actually, Seagal doesn't do much ; he babysits his comrade from a safe place, for the major part of the movie, while another lame movie is playing with Rob Vandamme and an annoying spoilt journalist who can do it all.Sniper:Special ops, is a low cost and boring movie that use a guest star to sell copies, but don't ask too much from them.
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