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Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
My guess is that the average firefighter, like the average American moviegoer, might sort of enjoy the movie, which is a skillfully made example of your typical Schwarzenegger action film. The Arnold character is uncomplicated, loyal, brave and resourceful, and only does six or seven things that are impossible in the physical universe. ...
Bob Strauss
L.A. Daily News
Arnold Schwarzenegger's delayed terrorist-fighting movie "Collateral Damage" is finally here. Worth the wait? It's neither his best nor his worst action programmer; the plot is relatively coherent and has a smattering of interesting notions to its credit. But the movie also has its share of pointless scenes and is too generic to care much about. ...
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune
While very efficient, director Andrew Davis is clearly working below his top form, having given Steven Seagal his best macho campaign with "Under Siege" and Harrison Ford his best '90s vehicle with "The Fugitive." Davis is almost shrugging here, but it's a firm, manly shrug. ...
Todd Anthony
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
If you remember "The Fugitive," you'll recall a spectacular stunt in which Harrison Ford's character leaps from a death-defying height off a dam and into a body of water. There's a similar sequence in "Collateral Damage" involving Arnold's character and a waterfall over a jagged cliff. To enjoy the new movie, you'd have to be willing to take a comparable leap. ...
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Collateral Damage
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(2001)
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Overview:
Running late to meet his wife and young son at a downtown high-rise, L.A. firefighter Gordy Brewer witnesses a catastrophic bomb blast kill his family before his eyes. The explosion is credited to "The Wolf," an infamous rebel leader in Colombia's decades-long civil war. When the official U.S. investigation into the Wolf's whereabouts stalls, Gordy realizes that bringing the terrorist to justice is no longer a priority to anyone but himself.
Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elias Koteas, Francesca Neri, Cliff Curtis, John Leguizamo and John Turturro
Directed by:
Andrew Davis
Written by:
David Griffiths and Peter Griffiths
Cinematographer:
Adam Greenberg
Composer:
Graeme Revell
Studio:
Warner Bros.
Release Date:
Feb. 8, 2002
MPAA Rating:
(R) - for violence and some language
Running Time:
115 minutes
Websites:
Official Site
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