A truly bad film that suffers from bad script, bad acting and bad camera work. The camera moves so much it makes you feel quite seasick and the acting is so bad that you really wonder if anyone actually was doing for the love of the script or the money! Bad bad bad.The only highlight is for Gerard Butler films, anything he is in has at least one high point.I recommend this film only for die hard fans of either gangster films or bigger Gerard Butler fans.

Shooters might have been condemned to be a mediocre movie if not for a few telling items. The atmosphere, scenery, and outstanding actors redeem this film. Shooters isn't a movie to go to, if you're looking for something flashy. Instead Shooters gives a dreary look into the life of two gangsters. The atmosphere is exactly what it should be. It carries you with J (Andrew Howard) and Gilly (Louis Dempsey), forcing you to the building sense of everything losing control. The gritty, true-to-life feel is somewhat lost at the end--leaving a feeling of shock or anti-climax. Still, it is a much better film than many give it credit for.As previously stated, the actors are superb. Particularly, Andrew Howard as J was a powerful character. Howard is what really propels the story along. Poor Dempsey (Gilly) seems dull and lack-luster compared to Howard's dynamic acting. Also noteworthy would be Gerard Butler (Jackie Jr), Matthew Rhys (Eddie), and Adrian Dunbar (Max Dunbar).Shooters is worth your time, if you're looking for something that doesn't rely on special effects to keep hold of it's audience's attention. Andrew Howard is definitely an actor to keep an eye on.

I had a gut feeling as this started that I wasn`t going to like it much . A couple of dudes open the trunk of an automobile , pull out several guns and start discussing the merchandise . Is this a Scorsese picture ? Is it a Tarantino picture ? No , it`s a Brit flick and it`s one with a totally underdeveloped script I could really put the boot into SHOOTERS due to the production values but that`d be slightly unfair , and I suppose I should admire the producers who instead of going cap in hand to the lottery fund decided to sink their own money into the project , but alas it is painfully obvious they were skint because compared to this the average film school production has the budget of TERMINATOR 3 in comparison , and let`s not forget that 12 ANGRY MEN proves a lack of budget is no excuse for a badly written script

I saw SHOOTERS at my local video store and saw a comment along the lines of, "comparable to Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels". Well, I can now say that it is not. Though, I did find it to be a very interesting movie overall. A very different taste and nothing like Lock, Stock.