At the root there's the sniping that feels great, albeit way over the top, thanks to Sniper Elite's centerpiece slow
motion shots ripping into human flesh and bone with intricate detailing.
Paycheck is Woo
ripping off the best of Woo: all his standard signatures (doves, slow -
motion, long dissolves, meticulous matching
shots, Mexican stand - offs, sliding - while -
shooting, starfucking), plus stuff about switching faces (Face / Off), bird cages with hidden compartments (Hard - Boiled), motorcycle chases (Hard Target), and Lazy Susan meet - cutes (A Better Tomorrow II, Mission: Impossible II).
Once the plot proper begins, the violence becomes more straightforward (This is either for better or for worse, depending on one's disgust / admiration for inventive visions of killing), save for a few slow -
motion shots that show in very digital detail bullets
ripping through flesh.