- Actors: Chad Collins, Sayaka Akimoto, Ryan Robbins, Lochlyn Munro, Emily Tennant
- Director: Kaare Andrews
- Producers: Vicki Sotheran, Greg Malcolm
- Disc Format: Subtitled
- Language: English
- Subtitles: Dutch, Norwegian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, Thai, Romanian, Arabic, Finnish, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Danish, German, Italian, Korean, Swedish, Latvian, Estonian, English, Portuguese, Polish, Lithuanian, French, Greek, Spanish, Slovak
- Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
- Region: All Regions
- Number of discs: 1
- Rated: RestrictedR
- Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Release Date: June 16, 2020
- Run Time: 95 minutes
As the eighth film
in the Sniper franchise is released on home video, it is becoming apparent that
we will likely see this series stay in the family for as long as they can come
up with clever titles and Tom Berenger is available for a brief appearance. And
even when the original star is no longer available or willing, the series can
continue with the next generation of Thomas Beckett in his son, Brandon (Chad
Michael Collins). The cast is consistent from film to film, as is the
unimaginative plotting.
The Becketts
have often been pulled into conspiracies involving corruption and the inevitable
sniper assassinations that follow. This time is no different, though neither Beckett
is even aware of the incident they are to be pulled into. The film begins with skilled
Yakuza-trained assassin Yuki Mifune (Sayaka Akimoto) taking a near-impossible
sniper shot to kill a foreign dignitary while at a press conference for a
high-profile trade agreement with the United States. Because nobody believes
anyone else could make the shot, along with some convenient DNA left at the
scene, Brandon is immediately a suspect. He is also a loose end, and when a
second assassination of him fails, Brandon realizes that he must clear his own
name.
Predictably,
when Brandon has nowhere else to turn and nobody he can trust, he turns to his
reclusive father. Thomas has set up a bunker in the woods that rivals something
Rambo might set up, making it a perfect place for a showdown against the enemy
sniper from the East. Meanwhile, Agent Zeke “Zero” Rosenberg is the only one
that doesn’t believe the theory that the Becketts have suddenly become
traitors, and he works to investigate the truth at the same time that the
sniper family works to clear their name.
The action
sequences in Sniper: Assassin’s End are as competent as they have ever been.
They are well shot, polished, and feature believably high-intensity fight choreography
whenever the sniper rifles are put down for hand-to-hand. The sniper shots are
also exciting when paired with unique and innovative POV shots. Unfortunately,
all of this decent action is utilized in the most derivative and predictable of
screenplays. No twist is unexpected, and the dialogue can often be
cringeworthy, but it doesn’t make for a terrible view if you have seen very few
films and are able to turn your brain off.
The Blu-ray release comes with a digital copy.
There are no extras of worth on the disc itself.
Entertainment Value:
5/10
Quality of
Filmmaking: 4/10
Historical
Significance: 2/10
Special Features: 1/10
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