The Marksman (2005 film)

The Marksman is a 2005 American action film directed by Marcus Adams, starring Wesley Snipes, William Hope, Emma Samms and Anthony Warren. The film was released on direct-to-DVD in the United States on September 6, 2005.

Plot
When the U.S. is tricked into targeting an 'armed' nuclear reactor captured by Chechen rebels, a Chechen leader is killed and rebel leaders capture the nuclear power plant. Enter Painter (Wesley Snipes), a US Special Forces operative, known as 'The Marksman'. Painter and his Spec-Ops team only have a limited amount of time to resolve the conflict before U.S. military forces wade in. However, when things don't go according to plan, Painter suspects that foul play may be afoot.

Cast
 Wesley Snipes as Painter
 William Hope as Jonathan Tensor
 Emma Samms as Amanda Jacks
 Anthony Warren as Capt. Naish
 Peter Youngblood Hills as Hargreaves
 Ryan McCluskey as Rodgers
 Warren Derosa as Orin
 Christiaan Haig as Hightop
 Dan Badaru as Gen. Igor Zaysan
 Serge Soric as Andrey Flintov
 Gelu Nitu as Minister Viktor Ivanov
 Matthew Salinger as General Parent
 John Guerrasio as Secretary Cummings
 Ian Ashpitel  as Major Devro
 Peter Bradley Swander as Sergeant Hill
 Tim Abell as Lt. Carter
 Vlad Ivanov as Mikhail Beslan
 Mihai Dinvale as Ilya Chikal 
 Tania Popa as Valentina Benkova

Production
The Marksman was filmed in Bucharest, Romania, in 49 days between August 16 and October 4, 2004.

Reception
This film generally garnered a very poor rating although receiving an average rating of 3.8/10 stars on IMDb. The general consensus of the reviews offered that the film is let down by the poor re-use of scenes barely seconds apart and the terrible acting grade by the actors.

In the first week The Marksman opened at #11 at rentals chart and earned $1.36 million.

Home media
DVD was released in Region 1 in the United States on September 6, 2005, and also Region 2 in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2005, it was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

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Category:2005 films
Category:2005 direct-to-video films
Category:2000s action films
Category:American action films
Category:American films
Category:English-language films
Category:Films about terrorism in Europe
Category:Films set in Romania
Category:Films shot in Bucharest
Category:War adventure films