Konterr Brilliant and touching

Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Mabel Munoz Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

rps-2 This is not a great film, a powerful drama or a meaningful social commentary. However it is a damn good action film with good acting, impressive effects and never a dull moment. Things explode, get shot, crash, collide and plummet to doom and disaster almost from the opening scene. But although the violence is excessive, it's violence of the James Bond/Bugs Bunny variety: so fast paced and excessive it's inoffensive and entertaining. This is a 20 year old movie yet the effects are as impressive as anything done today, including a nuclear explosion. And if you are a rail buff, the first thirty minutes or so are a real treat. It's flat out escapism. But that's not always a bad thing. Just the thing for a rainy Monday night!

Robert Durant Mimi Leder's "The Peacemaker" tells the story of a group of terrorists who hijack a train carrying a payload of nuclear warheads traveling through southern Russia. They set one of the nukes off as a getaway diversion, making everyone else believe the blast was an accident. However a nuclear weapons specialist and an army colonel begin to piece together the truth and before you know it they are hot on the trail of the rest of the warheads while a larger attack in a highly populated area is being planned. Every time I watch this movie I can't help but feel like this is a poor man's 007 movie. It's almost as if this were the kind of plot they would have suggested to Pierce Brosnan at the time but he turns it down and they get George Clooney for the lead role and just change the characters. It's not a particularly bad movie but it does have its flaws, notably in the special effects in some scenes. Clooney is OK as Tom Devoe, sometimes he comes off a little too arrogant and cocky for his character. Now on the other hand you have Nicole Kidman playing the weapons specialist out of D.C. and I don't know why but she is absolutely gorgeous in this film. She is definitely more credible as her character than Denise Richards was in "The World Is Not Enough". There is a some good drama to the story particularly from the man behind the terrorist plot, you get a sense of what could drive the guy to do what he is doing. Overall not a bad movie, it's a good way to kill a few hours on a weekend and it gives you a good reason to think about Nicole Kidman as a redhead.

thesar-2 I've never actually seen an episode of ER. I actually took to the movies to appreciate George Clooney, and have since 1997's The Peacemaker.While this movie didn't get a lot of hype or admiration, I truly had a good time. Loved the wit and snappiness of Clooney's dialogue, the action, suspense and drive of the characters. While it's not perfect and has that annoying "An Improbable Jump Through Solid Glass to Escape" scene that I always doubt and some omitted scenes that would've been awesome to see – i.e. two trains colliding, it was an enormously fun ride that, surprisingly, still holds up today, 16 years later.The plot is the norm: with a extensive plan, terrorists seize a nuclear bomb and it's up to two unlikely government heroes to work together, on a global scale, to find out: where they're headed, what they're up to and why. What stands this above the rest, was a fresh and young Clooney doing his soon-to-be normal, but great, schtick.I happen to be a fan of his cocky, but smart, ambitious but laid back appeal. So, I always give him a pass. And this movie contains one of my ALL TIME favorite movie scenes: (mild spoiler) Clooney's dear friend just gets killed and after an exciting car chase leaving one terrorist barely alive, Clooney says nothing in the downpour of water, walks up to him and shoots him point blank. As much as I like snappy comeback and final last crass words, this scene completely shocked and pleased me, because this is how it should've been done in real life and in the movies.Other than that one scene, it's exciting, interesting, has a great pace and a fun puzzle to put together while watching. Highly recommended.

ajer-12 As I was watching this film I could not help but be reminded of a British film 'Seven Days to Noon' made in 1950 and by the time the film was nearing its end I was convinced it was a plagiarised version, especially so because of the final action in a church. The film is quite enjoyable, a bit heavy on American bull*hit but not too bad. A little too reliant on guns, explosions and violence which unfortunately nowadays is all too common and a lazy way to cover up for genuine dramatic action and acting. Of the two, in my opinion 'Seven Days to Noon' is the better film from an acting, suspense and drama point of view but if you want a cheap thrill and don't want to have to think too much, I'm sure The Peacemaker will satisfy your needs.