I Am Going To The Movies Tonight

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Got a pair of free tickets to catch The Sniper this evening. The film stars Ritchie Ren and Edison Chen, who months ago caused a major scandal in the Asian entertainment industry. (Just wiki his name to find out more)

Synopsis:

HARTMAN (RICHIE JEN) is known as the top shooter in the police force. But behind the legend lies a skeleton in the closet. His former teammate and superb marksman LINCOLN (HUANG XIAOMING), who was jailed for accidentally killing a hostage, has just been released. With only vengeance in his mind, Lincoln determines to take on Hartman and the police, believing they are the real culprits for his fall.

When a high-security prisoner transfer is sabotaged by a mysterious sniper and a major convict has escaped, Hartman and his team are dispatched to profile the suspect. OJ (EDISON CHEN), the hot-headed rookie on the team, surprises everyone by accurately replicating the suspect’s impossible shots. Hartman sees the potential in this youngster and decides to take him under his wing. Yet when OJ becomes fascinated by Lincoln and determines to top his shooting skills, he might become another wild card on the loose.

I'll let you know what I think about it after watching the movie.

(Update - 9 April 2009)
I watched the movie and thought it was fair. Especially, I enjoyed the performance of Huang Xiao Ming as Lincoln. Overall, the movie fails to appeal to hardcore military-techno buffs as its treatment of its subject matter lacks technical or tactical realism.

For instance, sniper units are special tactical units that thrive best when they operate from long distance and in stealth. The set-up in the movie's final plot scene where the entire sniper unit went charging after the antagonist for a showdown is ridiculous and unconvincing.