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Peacemaker, The (1997) Rank 5 Reviews
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SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
The new Hollywood studio, DreamWorks, makes its theatrical debut with a fast-paced foray into the espionage world of Tom Clancy and James Bond.The Peacemakeris a smart, glossy, action-packed thriller in which a U.S. intelligence ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Homer Yen
It doesn't take a degree in nuclear physics to figure out that these two are eventually paired up by the powers that be to save the world. But fortunately, the writers are able to give us two likable characters that can overcome the cliches of hardened ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Homer Yen
Scott Renshaw
George Clooney, meanwhile, has previously distinguished himself on the big screen largely by not distinguishing himself, disappearing into the frenetic horror of FROM DUSK TILL DAWN and the inane vortex that was BATMAN & ROBIN. In THE PEACEMAKER, he's a ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Scott Renshaw
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
High stakes intrigue when nine nuclear missiles go missing in post-breakup Russia. Kidman and Clooney are hammy, yes, but for all its flaws, The Peacemaker is a lot of fun. Favorite line, Kidman yelling, "Take the shot!"
rnum=Math.round(Math. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
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A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
"The Peacemaker" is one of those films that I enjoyed more on video, or in this case DVD. A Slightly overblown, yet underacted thriller, the film stars George Clooney(doing his head down, eyes up style of acting) and Nicole Kidman(who has a few nice ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
The Digital Bits
Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
DVD Authority.com (Matt Brighton)
Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
THE PEACEMAKER Rated R - Running time: 2:03 - Released 9/26/97 Author's Note: This is one of the ten movie reviews I wrote for the October 30, 1997 issue of The Republican, the first week my reviews were ever published there. Because of space and time ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Overall, there are Zimmer fans out there who will adore every moment of
this score (just like there was a group of people who loved John Powell's
Face/Off this summer). Albeit, Zimmer's obvious talent for
combining orchestra and synth ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Steve Rhodes
Today, Russia is dismantling her nukes, and THE PEACEMAKER, the first film, from Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen's new studio, Dreamworks SKG, considers what would happen if some criminal entrepreneurs stole a batch of nuclear ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Steve Rhodes
Michael Dequina
Schiffer and director Mimi Leder don't take this story in any new directions; familiar action staples such as car and helicopter chase sequences, running through crowded streets, big explosions, and (would a bomb thriller be complete without one?) a ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Michael Dequina
Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Reporting on THE PEACEMAKER. The first film from Dreamworks SKG-you know, that studio from those guys-is, well, one, long chase scene. Nicole Kidman and George Clooney go through the requisite motions as a pair of nuclear weapons experts, trotting the ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
FilmLand Web (Robert Konop)
Ted Prigge
"The Peacemaker" combines the usual action pic with touches of Bond and Clancy to produce a story about two government peoples' search for stolen nuclear weapons that were missing when a train carrying them crashed in Russia, setting one of them off ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Ted Prigge
Ted Prigge
"The Peacemaker" combines the usual action pic with touches of Bond and Clancy to produce a story about two government peoples' search for stolen nuclear weapons that were missing when a train carrying them crashed in Russia, setting one of them off ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Ted Prigge
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Memphis Flyer (Hadley Hury)
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allesfilm.com (Balazs Barnucz)
The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
Culminates in a show-stopping action sequence set in midtown Manhattan, directed by Ms. Leder with crisp economy and furious energy. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
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Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
Slick, gripping and largely believable. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
DVD Town (Yunda Eddie Feng)
Teen Movie Critic (Vivian Rose)
Dr. Daniel's Movie Emergency
Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
Lest you think that everything Spielberg, Katzenberg, and Geffen touch by way of their new production company will turn to gold, Dreamworks SKG arrives on the scene with a surprisingly pedestrian thriller. Sitting through this capable but bland nuclear ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
Movie ram-blings (Ram Samudrala)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)
Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
Houston Chronicle
Harvey's Movie Review (Harvey O'Brien)
MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)
The chief terrorist is played nicely with war-weary desperation by Marcel Iures, a Romanian actor with the sucked-in cheeks and ennui of a Jeremy Irons. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)
The Boston Phoenix
Washington Post
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
The Peacemaker is a by-the-numbers action film. It's routine and predictable, but the elements fit together for a reason: it's a fun film to watch. After a shipment of Russian nuclear weapons is hijacked by a disgruntled Russian general Alexsander ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
At first I wasn't going to mention the red digital readout. I've talked about them so often in the past I was afraid of boring you. Then I thought, hey, I was amazed when I saw it in this ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Or maybe that would just be boring. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Martijn van Turnhout
Je heet Steven Spielberg en je wilt als tussendoortje een leuke actiefilm maken. Wat doe je dan? Simpel, je richt de DreamWorks studio op, je geeft George Clooney en Nicole Kidman de hoofdrollen, je neemt een debuterende regisseuse en je verzint een ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Martijn van Turnhout
Dragan Antulov
THE PEACEMAKER wasn't disappointment only for Dreamworks SKG. Originally, it was supposed to tell the Croatian truth about late Balkan unpleasantness in exchange for enjoying the benefits of Croatian locations, extras and studio facilities. However, ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Dragan Antulov
Ivo's Filmrecensies (Ivo Jansch)
Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Mimi Leder directed Michael Schiffer's script, handling some of the action sequences deftly enough to promote the latent idea that people who don't speak English don't deserve to live. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
What The Peacemaker doesn't do well, though it tries, is bring much in the way of emotion or character development to the table. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Cineclub-Filmkritik
Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
The essential spark of surprise is missing. The mechanics of ''breathless'' suspense are blanketed by an atmosphere of creeping caution. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
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Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
A ticket to terminal boredom. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
His (George Clooney) rugged good looks spell movie star, but his body language spells Don Knotts, without the wit. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Clooney is adequate, while Kidman turns in a believable performance. The film does try harder than most to put a human face on the terrorists, with Marcel Iures portraying the tortured terrorist, Dusan Gavrich. The action sequences in the film are ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
U.S. Distributor: Dreamworks SKG When the collaboration of Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen on a new production company was first announced, it became the talk of the entertainment world. Soon, deals were being signed, contracts ink ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
The Peacemaker isn't much better or worse than the average James Bond movie, except,
of course, that it doesn't have the cars, the gadgets, the girls, or Bond himself. There's a certain
appeal to the premise, but the execution is uneven. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Newsweek (David Ansen)
Director Mimi Leder fills the mindless-action-movie quota quite stylishly. The trouble is, The Peacemaker thinks it has a mind. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Newsweek (David Ansen)
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Mostly unexciting, humdrum romp that doesn't really offer us any real action or suspense until the last half an hour. Set in various international destinations, this jargon-filled strategy session set amongst military folk, nuclear experts and ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Detroit News (Susan Stark)
Jerry Saravia
"The Peacemaker" has great locations and a great sense of time and place, but it is really just an overlong, muddled action movie. Villains come and go with great ease and we get reminders of the Gulf War, and there are many shots of satellite video ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Jerry Saravia
TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Ruthlessly efficient and utterly predictable. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
eFilmCritic.com (Ryan Arthur)
The Onion (A.V. Club) (John Krewsom)
Most action movies are so confident of their automatic audience that they're no better than they have to be. The Peacemaker isn't half that good. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (John Krewsom)
Jeff Walters
Disappointment #2. Well not so much a dissappointment, everyone I'd talked to before hand regarding this movie had made it clear that this was nothing special. But I still was hoping to be pleasantly surprised by 'The Peacemaker' which truth be known ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Jeff Walters
Poffy The Cucumber's Movie Mania
Infuriatingly predictable and wholly uninvolving, The Peacemaker finds George Clooney in classic head-waggling mode (as Army Intelligence Officer Devoe - hey! I bought that record of his, "Whip It!") and Nicole Kidman in severe-skirted secretary mode (as ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Poffy The Cucumber's Movie Mania
Dallas Observer (Peter Rainer)
It's big and loud, but this Peacemaker is still a dud. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Dallas Observer (Peter Rainer)
Variety (Todd McCarthy)
An uncommonly dour and even grim action thriller that globetrots as diversely as a James Bond film but offers a very limited view politically, emotionally and dramatically. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Between them, Clooney and Kidman would still need a third party to work up a personality. In fairness to both, they aren't given much to work with. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
LA Weekly (Ella Taylor)
If I were a grief-stricken Sarajevan I'd take offense. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at LA Weekly (Ella Taylor)
Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
First-time filmmaker Mimi Leder builds a couple of suspenseful scenes in the last half-hour, but most of the story is stale and predictable. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
MESSAGE Nuclear blackmail is a horrible crime but can be defeated by vigilant and courageous authorities. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Salon (Charles Taylor)
Punishingly dull. ...read the complete Peacemaker movie review at Salon (Charles Taylor)
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