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I think the biggest issue behind the low ratings is the title. Expecting a sniper film, then This movie is a disappointment. It's not a sniper movie and the few sniper scenes aren't conventional at all, there's no spotter. No hours/days of waiting, idiotic off-the-cuff planning the snipe, etc. But it's a good movie for a small group of over-trained special forces types with a bass ass girl in the mix, led by a true blue, but jaded CIA/JSOC commander. The villains have similar backgrounds to the good guys but chose a faster but immoral path to riches. Can the reprehensible human/drug traffickers with protection from top-level Corrupt government officials be stopped by by this "rag tag" tight team of "good guys"? The hand to hand combat scenes get long, at least for me. But that's why Sony invented FF. I recommend it, unless you want top level choreographed combat skills and realistic LEO involvement, etc.

Why did you run away from your roots??I love B movies..but that was a disaster. They corrupted its whole character. Thats not a Sniper movie. Have they seen the previous ones? So dissappointed. I wonder why the actor came back for the role.

This movie isn't as bad as i initially thought it was going to be . From the looks I thought...oh another Sniper movie but its not from the original sniper movies. Its also definitely not like Shooter, in my opinion on of the best sniper movies there is though I have yet to view the series. This movie has some decent action scenes as well as some decent jokes and obvious action/comedy mended together as one. Also lots of sarcasm and somewhat a lack of common sense, especially in one scene where a sniper walks right by some cops wearing a sniper inside a guitar case right after he was spotted on a rooftop and they sont even bat an eye, they just run right by him. Overall 6ish out of 10 because it was definitely entertaining if you're looking for something to just throw on for the hell of it.

After watching all 9 installments of Sniper franchise (including this one) since the original Sniper released in 1993, I hate to say this is the most ridiculous and worst one. Thumbs down.

I wonder how could they end up reaching to this level of low quality with cheap production values, poor script, poor direction, poor casting, poor acting & overall poor editing. Everything is so terrible in this 9th installment.

It doesn't deserve even one single star rating actually, due to everything is very bad. In previous installments, presence of Tom Berenger somehow managed to create suspense and excitement, but this one is the most horrible in every aspect.

I wish, if sanity remains, producers stop further production of future sequels, for the betterment of the whole Sniper franchise.

This franchise took a wrong turn after Ghost Shooter! This is amateur filmmaking at every level and a complete lack of understanding and reverence for the franchise and the action fan base. Embarrassing and nonsensical. And the humor, I assume that was what they were going for, violated the one rule of humor - be funny! It wasn't funny or charming. This isn't Stranger Things. This isn't a franchise for 12 year olds. This was and should remain a hard actioner pitting bad against good in cat and mouse sniper battles. It's a movie meant for a mature audience. It's now coming off like a cartoon. The makers are missing the whole point. It's meant to be sneaky and stealthy, heavily relying on themes of isolation and the morality of killing from long range and what that does to the psyche. There is not one idea in this movie. It's not singular or strong. It's a weak movie, guided by no vision or perspective. The director/writer/editor/craft service had no idea how to mount or deliver and is tonally deaf to the source material and it's offensive to the fan base and action audience. I'm done with these movies for good. The studio brain trust is trying way too hard to reimagine this series. They've reimagined it to its grave.

I often wonder why this movie was green lighted. The writer and director, Oliver Thompson should really find a different career. Low buget, stiff or non-existent acting. As stated by other reviewers, the music is too loud and out of place.

The story is laughable, predictable and mostly recycled from other bad movies..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

The worst sniper movie EVER..don't waste your time. Someone thought this franchise needed a comedy. What a shame. Best of all this comedy isn't one iota funny.

I struggled to watch the whole movie...

Bad bad bad !!

The music score seemed to both overwhelm the senses in watching the movie , as well as being poorly selected. Some scores sounded like the background music of a Tom and Jerry cartoon, while in the extreme, sounded like background music of a 1970's porno. The music did not match the scenes and I found it distracting.

I found the acting poor, camera work poor and the story both was poorly written and did not flow in the production. The actors/characters were not convincing in their roles at all.

My advice, ........ give this a movie a miss... and then to religion and pray to your god and beg that this is the last Sniper movie to be made.... This is, thus far, the worst one so far.

I have seen a lot of B-movies and some of them are really great, but this is definitely not one of them...

The bad: everything looks and feels cheap about this movie. Terribly mediocre actors, cheap photography, but most annoying of all, there is NO thrill or suspense whatsoever. Even the few action scenes look laughable. What a pain to watch!

Incredibly boring to watch as well. This shouldnt be called a movie, this should (at best) be shown on the television, when all the other tv channels are showing home shopping shows. And I would recommend watching a homeshopping advertisment above watching this sleeping pill...

This film is newb filmmaker Oliver Thompson's second full length feature film as director, and third credit as writer. At first I was really getting annoyed with the typical B-film loud, overbearing and constant score which seemed to be 2x louder than the dialogue, that made me have to up and down the volume accordingly, but thankfully that issue got better as the film progressed.

Thompson's directing was spot on, and you'd never guess he was a newb filmmaker. Even his writing had great continuity, steady pacing, and some nice twists to a well executed story for this genre. The comedic scenes would sneak up on you and were actually funny - a job well done by the actors, and that made the story much more refreshing that I actually wanted more humor. There were some plot and technical issues, but rookie mistakes are expected from a new filmmaker, and Thompson's were few rather than prevalent. The cinematography was great, and once the score settled down and some decent soundtracks started playing, I started enjoying the film even more. The 96 min runtime was just right for the story, and I have no complaints with the editing. All casting and performances were on point and convincing, and the wide range of character personalities was a creative and enjoyable touch, especially the two brothers who were hilarious.

It's not a perfect film, but for a low budget B film from a newb filmmaker, Thompson should be proud of his results. I do hope by leaving that door open for sequels, he gets on that soon, before Mr. Allstate retires, because he'd be perfect as the rogue crew's boss. It's a 7/10 from me, could've been an eight had I not endured the annoying score from the start.

This ninth franchise has committed a critical leap by deviating from the usual hard-core action we see from the franchise - that itself is commendable especially for a newbie filmmaker. Although Mr. Thompson is not totally new to the franchise, which makes him aware of the general pitch of the 8th series - the off-rail has a purpose, I see it as a "respite" in preparation for the Sniper 10. So I have something to look forward to for the real action in Sniper 10.

Storytelling-wise, it was direct and I wouldn't say predictable, although in my POV it could have a different ending, " claiming justice " by killing the perpetrator from the hands of " an already victim" is not justice and if I have to weigh-in the end part from the 1st part of the film , it's already a failure of their mission. That's the weak part for me in this movie, but that's my POV ( because I have worked with human trafficking cases in my professional life). Human Trafficking is the 3rd largest crime in the world and this movie touches that delicate issue but failed to at least show redemption in the end. However, not because the ending of the film was not how the way I wanted it to be, doesn't make the film bad. Thompson manages to deliver although it can show more.

I like the general tone of the film, the colorist did well in here, cinematography was justified particularly in establishing the character of Josh Brener. The camera angling and transition is pro level ( of course it's Doug Pasko I guess?) the continuity and editing is neat ( my only issue was the dolly shot outside the house when the gang discovered they have 1 missing victim.)

Theme music was cool, I particularly like the folk-rockish beat when Gildie was leaving the crime scene, or building ( I like Brendan Sexton's presence in this movie btw! Well done!) As for the other characters I believe this was Agent Zero's mission so Ryan did shine in here.

As for Brandon Beckett well this was totally a different display of his character , from being a so seriously serious Sniper in all the 5 Sniper's , his funny side showed-up here. - (not to mention he had the shortest stint in the CIA ) . But this was remarkable in Mr. Thompson's storytelling , despite the comedic dialogues and approaches , the representation of each character was very much present. I particularly like the convo between The Colonel and Brandon outside the building while having "coffee" , the grit is still very much characterized by Brandon.

Sony could actually release soundtracks of each Sniper films, I like the song " Teeth of The Master" , hope they release a single for the fans to enjoy. It can create a recall to the movie .

Overall this is a good watch, I can give a solid 8 and looking forward for a great action in Sniper 10!

We have watched all the Sniper movies. This movie will be for those who, like us, enjoyed Sniper: Assassin's End. The action is very TV and the filming similar, but there is a charm to this whole production and a humour which cannot be denied. The music is, at times, perfect to the purpose.

The casting director deserves a shout out for picking some good villains. This is a low-rent, motley crew that Brendan Beckett and co. Are dealing with but it doesn't harm the movie. I like the silly menace of the gang leader and his two hapless brother goons.

Swearing is also solid. Everyone swears properly. And when things get bloody or violent, it isn't taken too seriously.

Is this movie for your typical Sniper fan? No. It's trying to be something else.

Perhaps Sniper: Rogue Mission shouldn't even exist in the Sniper Cinematic Universe. But it does. And that doesn't suck.

Totally goes against the series.

I WAS a die hard fan until they messed with expanding the storyline, adding in nonsense that has nothing to do with the lineage of the movie line, and going with this "female positive" nonsense going on in Hollywood with creating roles for females in movies where they'd normally wouldn't be needed.

The series was a alpha male action movie those who served could somewhat relate to, this is popcorn fluff that I did not find one redeeming thing to hold my attention in the first 30 minutes I tortured myself to watch.

This is probably the worst movie from the sniper group. There is not enough sniper work and more hand to hand combat with really bad fighting scenes and acting. I hope the next will be a lot better. I believe the film writers have lost their way and seem to have forgotten what the sniper films are about. I do hope they read this and take it in to account for when they make the next movie. It does seem that they tried to make this more as a comedy style movie. The music was really awful and didn't really go with the scenes. All in all I have this film a 2 star as it did not compare to any of the other movies.

It's a very poor film. Dennis Haysbert is wasted. He deserves much better. The story line is confused, difficult to follow and nonsensical. The action scenes are sub par and there is very little in the way of sniping. The music is just annoying and serves no purpose. If the Sniper series can be described as a franchise, then it lost its way when Tom Berenger left. He was a believable character (up to a point) and brought some gravitas. The cast in this film is lightweight (Haysbert apart) and wooden in their acting skills. There are also some strange accents being attempted that really don't come off. Nothing new in this film so don't bother.

Yeahh you read it right come on already this movie is just a shame to the whole of Beckett family name.

Whats with the loud music everytime there is action scene ? 90% of the time the music background does not jive with the scene on screen .

I gave it a two stars since its Brendon Beckett in star in the movie and yeah thats about it.

Yup, I absolutely loved this. It's nimble, humorous, fast-paced. The acting is just fine, no worse than any big-name "Hollywood" movie actors. There are a lot of actors in this (and Canadian, to boot!) who are established and know their stuff.

I was expecting to put in an hour-and-a-half of mindless, badly-acted macho nonsense. That was okay, I was just looking for a time-waster.

I was pleasantly surprised with this movie.

First, the humour. That was unexpected, and made this quite a lot of fun.

Secondly, there was really no alpha male posturing, which was such a relief. Kinda like, these guys are so good they don't need to be testosterone-laden dummies. The female actors, ditto. Breath of fresh air, gotta say.

*Love* the nerd. So great to see Dennish Haysbert as a good guy.

The soundtrack was a teeny bit annoying at the beginning, but along the way the song and incidental music choices had me looking for soundtrack info.

I'm encouraged that the ending suggests a sequel to this one. I'd go watch a sequel to this gang of characters. The other Sniper movies, not so much.

There are a couple of nice plot twists.

Tight, well-written script, really smart directing. He's a newbie, hope he does well.

I like that it's a largely Canadian cast, filmed in Canada. All-round good movie.

I was dissapointed with this movie. It lacked a descent plot line. Not a lot of action and mediocre fighting from Chad Collins, Ryan Robbins and Sayaka Akimoto. I'm a huge fam of the Sniper series and was hoping this new movie would continue in the format of the other movies but it was very dissapointing. The music just made it a lot worse. I did enjoy watching it but I would not watch it again where as I have watched the other movies in this series over and over again. To me it was a B movie. I guess people are going to have to watch it and make up their own minds. I hope if they continue with the new format they will make a better plot line and more action.

Wasn't expect an Action/Comedy movie. The Zero Character not a good fit. Too goofy against the quality of characters. Nice guy, but Sniper franchise portrays precision. This doesn't.

Miss seeing Beringer and Zane. They established legit characters and have evolved intelligently.

The ex-Yakuza fighter is very well done. Haysbert character is reasonable. The Brothers are funny, just misplaced.

Brandon character is good, not great, but good.

This acting was not at all consistent with the franchise prior.

The plot line is good, focus on human trafficing is good. Some scenes are just lame.

Future might be worth a little more tech and terrorist threats are easy to sell.

Very entertaining great acting i have watched several times brandon beckett chad michael collins never disappoints.the sniper series should be never ending.

Better than I expected. Good cast, photography, editing and directing. Some humor; violent but no sex or excessive foul language. Recommended if you like crime/action movies.