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InThe Marksman, the actor exudes the kind of weathered melancholy Eastwood adopted in his films fromUnforgivenon.
Theres also a small-c conservatism that runs throughThe Marksmanthat might have worked better with Clint.
Hes not lacking in compassion; hes just following the law.
But while theyre waiting for the cops to arrive, some cartel goons show up and kill the mother.
The cartel soldiers pursue them, casually wreaking havoc and dropping bodies along the way.
And as a bare-minimum action flick,The Marksmanis mostly serviceable.
But the man has range, and I wish hed get more chances to use it.
But this stuff can only go so far, and Im curious to see what he does next.
