Collateral Damage Reviews

Collateral Damage Review
by Karina Montgomery
Much press was made about the delay of this film's release after the events of 9/11/01 for sensitivity's sake - something Hollywood is of course famous for. Of course there are dissimilarities between CD and real life, such as the villain, the scope...more

Collateral Damage Review
by Eugene Novikov (Rating: C)
Collateral Damage isn't really an Arnold movie. Sure, it prominently features Mr. Schwarzenegger, and it does give him a chance to play vigilante, but I don't think this is the Arnold anyone much imagined. The 55-year-old proved two years ago that, if he...more

Collateral Damage Review
by Ram Samudrala
I can't fathom why the release of /Collateral Damage/ was delayed in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. In its own simplistic way (considering that it is very standard Scharwzenegger fare), it demonstrates the complexities of any given war on...more

Collateral Damage Review
by Homer Yen (Rating: B)
Well, until our military intelligence can locate him and our military might can flush him out, perhaps we can vicariously feel that imminent sense of payback through "Collateral Damage," a fairly entertaining vehicle about a terrorist who hands tragedy...more

Collateral Damage Review
by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4)
You've got a decision to make. Pretend you can take either your mind or your heart with you to COLLATERAL DAMAGE. If you choose your mind, you won't be able to forgive the film's long list of illogical and improbable elements, and you may hate it....more

Collateral Damage Review
by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: C-)
COLLATERAL DAMAGE (director: Andrew Davis; screenwriters: David Griffiths & Peter Griffiths; cinematographer: Adam Greenberg; editors: Dennis Virkler/Dov Hoenig; music: Graeme Revell; cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger (Gordon Brewer), Cliff Curtis (Claudio...more

Collateral Damage Review
by Susan Granger (Rating: 6/10)
Susan Granger's review of "COLLATERAL DAMAGE" (Warner Bros.) In one horrifying moment, Gordy Brewer, a Los Angeles firefighter, loses both his wife and son in a terrorist attack by El Lobo (The Wolf) a notorious rebel in Colombia's on-going...more

Collateral Damage Review
by Bob Bloom (Rating: 2/4)
COLLATERAL DAMAGE (2001). 2 stars out of 4. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elias Koteas, Francesca Neri, Cliff Curtis, John Leguizamo and John Turturro. Story by Ronald Roose and David Griffiths & Peter Griffiths. Screenplay by David Griffiths & Peter...more

Collateral Damage Review
by Edward Johnson-Ott
Collateral Damage (2002) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Francesca Neri, Cliff Curtis, Elias Koteas, John Leguizamo, John Turturro, Tyler Garcia Posey. Music by Graeme Revell. Screenplay by Peter and David Griffiths, story by Ronald Roose. Directed by Andrew...more

Collateral Damage Review
by Joshua Tyler (Rating: 1.5/5)
I’m not one for Septemeber 11 censorship. You know what I mean, where the big, loving movie studios protect us from facing the grief and loss of that stupendous tragedy by erasing every trace of its existence from movies, television, and print....more

Collateral Damage Review
by Jon Popick (Rating: 5/10)
The tagline for Collateral Damage, the new Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle about seeking revenge against a terrorist, is "What would you do if you lost everything?" which is pretty damn funny considering ol' Arnie is clinging embarrassingly to a career in...more
Collateral Damage Review
by Robin Clifford (Rating: C+)
Gordy Brewer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a captain on the LAFD, has a great son and is happily married to his wife and best friend. But all this changes one day when international terrorist Claudio "The Wolf" Perrini (Cliff Curtis) brings his violent...more
Collateral Damage Review
by Laura Clifford (Rating: C+)
When L.A. firefighter Gordy Brewer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) loses his wife and child in a Columbian terrorist bombing, he's determined to receive justice. However, the official investigation bogs down and against the warnings of the FBI and CIA agent...more
Collateral Damage Review
by JoBlo (Rating: 6/10)
PLOT: A fireman's wife and child get killed in a terrorist's bomb attack and he's out for revenge. When the government dicks around for too long, he takes matters into his own hands and heads down to the terrorist's homeland of Colombia himself. A...more