The Marksman

Bill and I are out there again watching movies. Unfortunately, we can’t see a movie at a theatre in our county; so we traveled to Howard County to take in a movie at the AMC 14 at the Columbia Mall. Shout out to the management there – everything is socially distanced, clean, and sanitized. We feel safe, and so do other people. In fact, there were more people in attendance than we saw for “Wonder Woman!” This time around, the movie was “The Marksman.” I love Liam Neeson, so it is with a heavy heart that I have to say I didn’t care much for this movie. In fact, it will now be numbered as my least favorite Liam Neeson movie. The plot involves a down-on-his-luck former marine named Jim Hanson, who comes across a family trying to flee a Mexican drug cartel by illegally entering the U.S. When the mother is gunned down, he promises to get the boy safely to Chicago where he has relatives. As you can imagine, there are many obstacles and hiccups in the way. As you might also suspect, every possible cliche and plot device you have ever seen in these kind of movies, will be found in “The Marksman.” And sadly, it manages to come across as plodding and boring in many spots. On the other hand, it was nice to have something new to go see. I can’t think of anything I’d rather do on a lazy afternoon than watch a movie on a giant screen, eat some delicious movie comfort food, and spend two hours in the dark with my sweetie. So for that, Liam Neeson, I thank you!