‘The Marksman’ Film Review: Liam Neeson Shoots Straight but the Script Is Scattershot
thewrap.comAlso Read: Liam Neeson to Star in Action Thriller 'Memory' From Director Martin CampbellWhen young Miguel (Jacob Perez) and his mother Rosa (Teresa Ruiz, “Narcos: Mexico”) have to flee Mexico because Rosa’s brother has stolen money from the cartel (glug), they cross the Arizona border into the soon-to-be-foreclosed land of cattle rancher Jim (Neeson). (This is one of those movies where everyone else pretends not to notice the Irish accent of Vietnam-vet Jim, in the same way that supporting characters took in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Austrian-inflected English at face value.)Jim keeps a walkie-talkie handy to report such interlopers to the border patrol, although as we see early on, he’s also compassionate enough to provide water to an older.
