SNIPER: LEGACY is, I think, the fifth in the endless SNIPER series of straight-to-video action thrillers. This one features Tom Berenger heavily in the advertising but his role is reduced to little more than an extended cameo. The film is something of an interminable mess with a lot of gritty action but a plot that meanders all over the place. A bad guy sniper is taking out military brass so Berenger's son is called in to go up against him. He's also lied to that his father was a victim, which turns out not to be the case. Although this film is superficially entertaining it lacks proper filmic qualities and feels very digital and digitised, with little that sees it standing out from the crowd.

I usually enjoy Tom Berrenger and Dennis Haysbert, but both actors were clearly mailing it in here. The plot line was confusing and unrealistic and the acting was dreadful. The snipers are alternately the best shots in the world and then moments later can't hit their targets. They chase the bad guy out in the open without knowing where he is, not bothering to move forward under cover and just begging to be picked off. Brandon Beckett reconnects with his largely absent father and there is no joy ... or anger. It's just sort of ho-hum, yeah, good to see you again. Some emotion ... any emotion ... would have been nice. Obviously the producer was looking to capitalize on whatever success the previous Sniper films generated, but no real effort was put into this one. Pat on the back to the producer for killing off whatever good will was left for the Sniper franchise.

So there's a sniper who is a Medic (he has an RAMC cap badge without the red backing) so suddenly it lost what little credibility it ever had. Nil points! Not seen the previous ones in the season - probably never will... Sadly I have nothing else to say about this film (Sniper: Legacy (2014)), in fact my review contains about as much substance as this film (Sniper: Legacy (2014)) but is a bit more factual and likely. It was poor, it was improbable and it was pants. Someone who may or may not have been dead wasn't dead. There's a stereotypical British Infantry soldier (from 'The Rifles) who was the equivalent of the Red Shirts in Star Trek so bought the farm. Pants!

"One shot, one kill." Brandon Beckett (Collins) is an elite sniper following in his father's footsteps. When he finds out that a rogue US sniper has been taking out high ranking military officers he wants to find a way to stop him. When he finds out that his dad, the legendary Thomas Beckett (Berenger) was one of the victims it becomes personal. Collins is on a quest for blood but when he is ambushed he is surprised that his father is the one who rescues him. Now the two of them together must not only stop the assassin but figure out who it is and why he is doing this. I have to admit that I have seen all of the other movies in this series but I don't really remember any of them. To me that's not the sign of a good movie. They are all pretty much the same thing and a little too slow for me. My son has really enjoyed these so we sat down to watch this together. I had to fight to stay awake and so did he. When it was over his only comment was the last 15 minutes was good the rest was really boring. I have to agree, when you watch a movie called Sniper you are looking for action and suspense. This one focused too much on the father/son aspect which normally is a good thing but the writing and dialog were not the best and the movie just seemed to drag on and on. There was a lot of planning scenes and not enough action scenes for either of us to stay interested in. Overall, fans of the others may like this but be prepared, there isn't as much action as you have come to expect from this series. I give it a C+.