Siege

pros: Excellent movie in almost every way.

cons: No one payed attention to it. Even when Arab terrorism was on front page news.

FORESHADOWING TERROR

It is the late 1990's and the US Government's kidnapping of a terrorist leader sparks Islamic terror... See Full Review

pros: Great acting, captivating plot, eerily prescient.

cons: Just a bit slow at a few points.

Predicting 9-11

Terror attacks in New York. Hundreds of casualties, massive disturbances to daily life, suspension o... See Full Review

pros: Fine performances by Washington, Shalhoub, and Bening.

cons: Uneven script, eventually falls flat

"I am serving my country. Why don't you try serving yours?"

When this film was released in 1998, the topic of Islamic-inspired terrorism and how American law en... See Full Review

pros: prophetic

cons: nobody was listening

Roger That: September 11th Seen, but Dismissed

``What if they were black people? What if they were Italian?'' These words ... get at the heart of t... See Full Review

pros: Freight-train narrative, sophisticated preaching, thought- provoking.

cons: Still, preaching is preaching. Scapegoating of Bruce Willis character.

September 11, the Movie - well in advance

The opening is out of a Tom Clancy technothriller, with the skillful desert `extraction' of an... See Full Review

pros: creepy

cons: creepy

creepy

"The Siege," starring Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis and Annette Bening, is a lame film with a... See Full Review

pros: Art imitating real life...

cons: May be too intense for certain audiences...

Yasser's Ragtime Band?

This is one of those disaster flicks that foreboded grim truth for audiences across America, but lit... See Full Review

pros: Well crafted suspense, if not plot

cons: stereotypical characters

If you want political suspense with things that go boom

This was the best movie I saw in the year it came out. It doesn't say a whole lot about the industry... See Full Review

pros: Denzel, Annette, and Bruce.

cons: Script.

"Siege" an action movie, nothing more

Do not mistake The Siege for something that it's not. Despite its protestations, the flaws of... See Full Review

pros: A solid and well thought out suspense drama...

cons: Some may find certain characters cliched, but I don't...

"The Siege" -- An Interesting Movie Going Experience...

1998's "The Siege" is a surprisingly smart, taught action thriller with an impressive cast that work... See Full Review