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Seven Snipers | Average Guy Movie Review

A veteran sniper calls on members of her old unit for help when a warlord she once tangled with comes looking for revenge. Seven Snipers  is a movie that wastes no time in getting to the action. After briefly meeting Kris Hendricks (Radha Mitchell) - A.K.A. 'Voodoo Child' - during what can only be described as an impromptu and somewhat tense archery lesson with her daughter, Anja (Annabel Wolfe), we learn of the fear that she has been living with for many years. The how and why of it all, naturally, are saved for later, but in those opening moments we see just how capable and ferocious Kris can be when it comes to protecting her own. Moreover, it is an opening that perfectly sets the tone for what is to come. In many ways  Seven Snipers is your standard revenge tale. A protagonist hiding from their past, calls in old friends when that past catches up with them. Death is soon to follow - if he's not already lingering somewhere. There's nothing particularly original about...