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| Year: | 2002 |
| Country of origin: | USA |
| Director: | Andrew Davis |
| Genre: | Revenge actioner |
| Starring: | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Francesca Neri |
| Rating: | 4/5 |
| IMDB link: | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0233469/ |
| Tagline: | The Act Itself Wasn't Personal...HIS VENGEANCE WILL BE |
| Favourite line: | "I'll show you collateral damage!" |
Arnie's penultimate action movie (only Terminator 3 proceeded this) is a satisfying enough affair, though nothing you haven't seen before in a dozen other movies.
The Austrian Über-male plays Gordy Brewer, a fireman who has the misfortune of witnessing his wife and son murdered in a terrorist explosion. He is wracked by guilt, not only because he was late meeting them - they wouldn't have been there if he'd arrived on time - but also because he actually spoke to the terrorist, dressed as a traffic cop, he believes activated the bomb. Inevitably, as is his way, he sets out on a mission of revenge, taking out Colombian druglords and Colombian terrorists along the way.
It's efficient, coherent stuff, and never fails to entertain.
Efficient is proabbly the best way to describe this as it is enjoyable without ever being exceptional.
A good actioner.
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