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The Sniper (2021)
Directed by Chris Huo
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The Salvation Society is the most powerful criminal organization in Southeast Asia. Human trafficking, organ trading, drug manufacturing and drug trafficking are rampant. In 2012, the secret service organization planned to capture the leader of the organization, Songpa, but during the ambush, Jin Ming unexpectedly had to save a boy who was about to have his heart harvested, triggering a fierce battle between the two sides. The final mission ended in failure, and two children were saved. The boy is named Jin Tai, and the girl is named Xiao Mei. Under the guidance of Jin Ming, the two became top snipers ten years later. During an operation, Jin Tai was shocked to find that his former mentor was actually a traitor of the Salvation Society. Seeing that their identities were revealed, Jin Ming and Xiao Mei went on a killing spree, blood-washing the spy organization….
Length 95 minutes
Actors
Raquel Xu | Henry Prince Mak | Michael Tong | Jane Wu | Cheng Tao | Ye Xin-Yu
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/16/2025 | Computer | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Would 100 percent buy this on Blu-ray if it were available. Not sure why I didn’t create an iQiyi tag earlier but they do offer some of their films on their YT channel, albeit in a not perfect version (they purposely drop the audio in spots). I watched via my Macbook so the PQ is decent. English subs burned in so that’s fine. Action is excellent but a wild choice to make action star Raquel Xu a passive character in this (even tho she gets top billing).
Jane Wu is the most impressive actor in this; she kicks ass both as a sniper and hand-to-hand combatant. The human trafficking story is retread and just okay. Also, this is one those “x years later” movies yet the hero is still massively sharp as ever with both sniper and martial arts skills despite not using them for “x amount of years” so yeah one those deals. I’m so used to that I don’t care but kinda annoying to see a character be perfect w/o using those skills for years.
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