R | 2h 4min | Action, Drama, Thriller | 23 March 2007 (USA) Bob Lee Swagger is the name of the character Mark Wahlberg plays in 2007’s “Shooter.” Swagger’s the hero of a long series of books by author Stephen Hunter. Nicknamed “Bob the Nailer,” he’s an ex-Marine corps sniper with 391 kills and supernatural quick-draw abilities to rival the Sundance Kid. Bob Lee’s dad Earl, basso profundo-voiced and similarly gun-talented, was a lawman, and has a whole series unto himself. Hunter appears to cater to a very specific readership demographic: namely Southern gun owners. One has to assume from the tone of the books that Hunter himself has a certain nostalgia regarding the gothic aspects of the Jim Crow era, with Antebellum undertones. It’s the same atmosphere that was excellently portrayed in 1988’s “Mississippi Burning.” Though there’s no outright pornography, the books have a certain salaciousness that brings to …