spoilers film sniper undoubtedly based exploits legendary us marine sniper carlos gunny hathcock unassuming softspoken mister rogers lookalike ran score much  confirmed unconfirmed vietcong north vietnamese military kills two tours namwhich shows deadly effective trained military sniper really isbr br tom berenger cool clam deadly sgtthomas beckett whos end career top us marine sniper later movie realizes life civilian pointless since theres nothing outside skills learned us marines unless decides become mob hitman backett reluctantly accepts fate lifetime professional killer countrybr br the story film sniper focused sgtbeckett assistance former sharp shooting silver medalist us government agent richard miller billy zane sent deep inside panamanian jungle two snipers take rebel general miguel alveraze frederick miraglittoa colombian drug kingpin raul ochoa carlos alveraze whos supporting planned military takeover country br br we see earlier movie sgt beckett scope take rebel leader feel best scene sniper shows step step sgt beckett help spotter cpt papich aden young job theres also subplot later aborted movie rebel sniper desilva eward wiley stalking beckett later killed papich waiting lifted jungle military helicopter would thought deadly cat mouse played two would culminate movie ended sgt beckett trouble dispatching desilva early film using unsuspecting miller baitbr br what hurt movie ironically last fifteen minutes story went one shot one kill sniper movie rambolike ending sgt beckett agent miller fighting entire battalion rebels bullets flying thick london fogbr br sniper still well worth watching fact tells story person really glamorized war movies solitary killer kills precision skill master diamond cutter accomplished neurosurgeon total secrecy