| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| George Clooney |
Colonel Thomas Devoe
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| Nicole Kidman |
Dr. Julia Kelly
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| Marcel Iures |
Dusan Gavrich
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| Aleksandr Baluyev |
Aleksandr Kodoroff (as Alexander Baluev)
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| Rene Medvesek |
Vlado Mirich
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| Gary Werntz |
Hamilton
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| Randall Batinkoff |
Ken
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| Jim Haynie |
General Garnett
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| Alexander Strobele |
Shummaker
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| Holt McCallany |
Appleton
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| Alexander Baluev |
Alexsander Kodoroff
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Thriller |
| Director |
Mimi Leder |
| Producer |
Branko Lustig |
| Writer |
Leslie Cockburn; Andrew Cockburn |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
124 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| It seems that thrillers these days--even good ones--are all about scene-chewing bad guys, cute retorts fit for the Dennis Miller show, and one big special effect to end the movie. Well, something like The Peacemaker, the first feature film from DreamWorks, puts the record straight. Here is an expertly paced thriller with a sensible villain, smart instead of cute dialogue, and a focus on action instead of special effects. It's not original, just solid. It's the second of these energetic and effective thrillers that writer Michael Schiffer (Crimson Tide) has penned. The White House Nuclear Smuggling Group tracks down 10 stolen nuclear bombs after a suspicious train wreck in Russia. The acting head of the department (Nicole Kidman) and her military field officer (George Clooney) are off to Europe to track down the bombs. Instead of a Gary Oldman-Bruce Dern madman, The Peacemaker's heavy is an unknown Romanian actor (Marcul Iures) playing a Bosnian rebel who works passionately and quietly. This may be a popcorn movie, but it uses the ripe emotions of the Bosnian War to create tension. This is the best film vehicle yet for the overwhelming charisma of George Clooney as a quick witted, generally warm Oliver North type who will seek deadly vengeance without pause. He's matched very well by the professional polish of Nicole Kidman who is showing great flexibility in dividing her roles between serious and fun fare. --Doug Thomas |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
72 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| UPC |
667068416022 |
| Release Date |
6/3/2003 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby |
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