M.E.Eldridge
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Is the movie of the same name as the book or is it named differently?
I'm surprised so many here have missed out on Stephen Hunter's books.
This month, Paramount Pictures will release Shooter, a new film based on Point of Impact, one of 13 thrillers Hunter has written and published in his spare time. He has seen a rough cut of the film and, so far, is thrilled with the film's accuracy. He expresses his pleasure with typical exuberance.
"Shooter is by far the best sniper movie ever made," he says. "I tried to bring to that book what it takes to make a shot, and I think the movie captures the essence of the art form.
"Shooting is an intellectual and an integrative process that requires discipline, physical stamina and attention to micro-details, such as the humidity level and the Earth's rotation. The movie is extremely attentive to that process, and that makes me very happy."