SNIPER: THE LAST STAND
US, 2025, 99 minutes, Colour.
Chad Michael Collins, Ryan Robbins, Sharon Taylor, Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz, Vusi Kunene, Sizo Mahlangu, Noxolo Klamini, Arnold Vosloo.
Directed by Danishka Esterhazy.
The Sniper franchise began in the early 1990s, with Tom Berenger as Beckett, the sniper. There was sequels and, in the 2010s, the beginning of the current series, featuring Chad Michael Collins as Tom Berenger’s son.
Popular action films, few holds barred.
In this episode, the setting is Cape Verde, a corrupt government, the Russian mastermind, his technical adviser, and threats to the US and the world.
A special squad has been set up, under the leadership of Zero who appeared in the previous films, Ryan Robbins. He then reaches out to Beckett, Chad Michael Collins, to help with the siege of the Fort with the technical experiments. He is to train a local sniper.
The film is full of action, the attack at the beginning, then flashbacks, Beckett’s arrival, camaraderie, introduction to the team, the rookie sniper, the local political rebel, and then the details of the attack, plenty of fighting, explosions, deaths… And, it would seem until the final few minutes, the deaths of Beckett and Zero. But, the supporting forces arrive.
There are plans for a further Sniper action film.
- The continued popularity of the Sniper franchise, 30 years.
- Audience knowledge of the central characters, their history, the previous films, their characters, action, capabilities? The situation of the corruption, the siege and attack?
- The Cape Verde setting, the scenery, the political situation, corruption, rebellion?
- The opening, Beckett, the young Sniper, training and action, the attack, the leadership, the team, the scientist and the wealthy owner, the explosion?
- The flashback, Beckett arriving, his background, meeting Zero, the political situation, the members of the team and their experience, working together? Nova, the connection with Beckett and the death of his father? The young Sniper and his history? The bonding, the training?
- The snipers, testing, pulling the trigger, obeying orders?
- The attack, the details of the siege, fights, deaths? The sniper and his work? The confrontation, the villain, the leader, deaths? And the experiments, the detonations, the timing?
- Having to take charge, the attack, the remnant, infiltration?
- Beckett, the fights, wounded, Zero helping, standing together, the attack? The arrival of the reinforcements? Nova, being shot, the end of the mission?
- Beckett and Zero departing, the security of the country? And future Sniper action shows?
