| The Siege Review |
| by Fontaine Lien |
| "The Siege" is a hard-to-categorize film. You can't say it's a
popcorn movie, because its special effects are actually a part of the plot:
in other popcorn movies, the special effects IS the plot. Doesn't quite
qualify as a detective movie either,...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Mac VerStandig |
| One of the most interesting scenarios that is posed by United States law
is the option for the military to take control in a time of crisis, and
declare a state of martial law. Being that this has never been done for
a period of time long enough to...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| The most apt way to describe The Siege is to paraphrase a classic line
from cartoonist Walt Kelley's famous comic strip, Pogo: We have met the
enemy and it is us. more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Christian Pyle |
| Edward Zwick's "The Siege" raises more questions than it can convincingly
answer or even clearly articulate. Its subject is the rising threat of
terrorism in American cities. Denzel Washington is Anthony "Hub" Hubbard, who
runs the FBI's anti-terrorism...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by James Brundage |
| I figured it would happen. Directors on streaks of good movies always falter
at some point, and now was the time for Edward Zwick. After directing Glory,
Legends of the Fall, and Courage Under Fire, three fine thriller-dramas
about honor and war, one of...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by David Wilcock |
| With the look, and sometimes feel, of a typical, 'no-brainer' Hollywood
action movie, The Siege is surprisingly so much more. A well crafted film
from the unknown veteran Edward Zwick, and with an superb cast, The Siege is
a much better film than it...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Seth Bookey |
| *The Siege* gives us a "what-if" scenario ripped from today's headlines.
As one of its characters says, "everybody uses the Palestinians." What
would happen if terrorism hit hard on the domestic front, and the army had
to declare martial law in New York...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Tim Voon |
| THE SIEGE 1998
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1998 Timothy Voon
2 out of 4 for marshal law in the city more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Matt Williams |
| What steps are necessary to control domestic terrorism? How far do you
go to combat an evil that hides among us? Those are among the questions
that are asked by The Siege, a political thriller which goes a bit
deeper than your traditional shoot-em-up to...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by Edward Zwick.
Cast: Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Tony Shalhoub, Bruce Willis,
Sami Bouajila, David Proval, Helmi Kassim.
1998 - 112 minutes.
Rated R (for violence, profanity, brief nudity, and sexual situations).
Reviewed November 7,...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Edwin Jahiel |
| THE SIEGE (1998) *** Directed by Edward Zwick. Written by Lawrence Wright,
Menno Meyjes, Zwick. Story, Wright. Produced by Lynda Obst, Edward Zwick.
Executive producer, Peter Schindler. Photography, Roger Deakins. Editing
by Steven Rosenblum....more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Marty Mapes |
| Zwick's films have often made me angry. LEGENDS OF THE FALL was so
enthralled with Brad Pitt that it treated Aidan Quinn very badly, and
COURAGE UNDER FIRE was laced with patriotic military messages I was
unwilling to swallow. Yet both films were very...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Steve Kong |
| A while ago, I saw an interview with ex-X-Files writers Glen Morgan and
James Wong. In the interview, Morgan and Wong, who wrote some of the most
memorable episodes of the show, were asked how they came up with some of
their bizarre ideas. The two looked...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Brian Takeshita |
| A frequent error is the categorization of a terrorist as a soldier or a
common criminal. A soldier commits acts of violence sanctioned by one
nation-state against another. A common criminal commits acts of violence
for personal gain. A terrorist...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Curtis Edmonds |
| I came away from The Siege as a big proponent of martial law. Not because
of anything that took place on the screen, mind you, but because of the
people sitting behind me at the theater. They didn't talk throughout the
whole entire movie, but they did...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Michael Redman |
| There's a siege mentality in the United States today. The federal government
believes that militia groups are dedicated to bringing it down. The militia is
convinced that Washington is a threat to their lives and freedom. Liberals see
a rapid erosion of...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by azat AT my-dejanews DOT com |
| New Hollywood product The Siege started this weekend in many theaters
across the USA. The plot of this movie, as well as several other
Hollywood movies (i.e. True Lies), is based on the issue of Arabic
terrorism. Because of the trend in American industry...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| Director Ed Zwick teams up with Mr. Denzel Washington (A gracious man
according to one of my friends who ran into him on the streets of
Montreal last month, munching on a hotdog and a baseball cap planted
firmly on his once-a-garbage-man head.) for the...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Victory Marasigan |
| It's a classic film scenario: What if terrorists struck on U.S. soil? The
movies have long exploited the timely idea, using it like political
propaganda to show off America's strength and selfless heroism. Films
like the Die Hard series and True Lies...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by James Sanford |
| "The Siege" is already under attack by Arab anti-defamation groups, thanks
to its alarming -- and misleading -- trailer which shows U.S. army troops
rounding up Arabs and forcing them into internment camps ringed by
barbed-wire fences. However, anyone...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: This film starts out like a police
action film and just keeps getting better. Islamic
fundamentalists of varying factions, the FBI, the
National Security Agency, and the Army all struggle...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
| Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Denzel Washington, Annette Benning, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub,
Sami Bouajila, Ahmed Ben Larby
Screenplay: Lawrence Wright, Menno Meyjes, Edward Zwick
Producers: Lynda Obst, Edward Zwick
Runtime: 118 min.
US...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| Someone once wrote that in order to preserve liberty, freedom may have
to be suspended occasionally and someone wrote back that he who would
suspend freedom for the sake of liberty deserves neither liberty or
freedom. Interesting semantics. In my...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by David Sunga |
| Rating: 2.5 stars (out of 4.0)
********************************
Key to rating system:
2.0 stars - Debatable
2.5 stars - Some people may like it
3.0 stars - I liked it
3.5 stars - I am biased in favor of the movie
4.0 stars - I felt the movie's impact...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Joy Wyse |
| The Siege is one of those movies that should have been better than it is.
The concept is very good, but a very weak script keeps it from fulfilling
its potential. Also, the casting of the “Stars” greatly affects the plot.
To say that the movie stars...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Edward Johnson-ott |
| The Siege (1998)
Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub,
Sami Bouajila, David Proval, Lance Reddick, Mark Valley, Liana Pai, Jack
Gwaltney, Chip Zien, Victor Slezak, Will Lyman, Dakin Matthews, John
Rothman, E. Katherine Kerr,...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| Life has been like a horror movie lately for FBI agent Anthony 'Hub'
Hubbard (Denzel Washington) in THE SIEGE. Just when he thinks he's
killed the last terrorist monster, another one rises up to smite the
city. more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| THE SIEGE
(20th Century Fox)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub,
Sami Bouajila.
Screenplay: Lawrence Wright and Menno Meyjes & Edward Zwick.
Producers: Lynda Obst and Edward Zwick.
Director: Edward Zwick.
MPAA...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "THE SIEGE" (20th Century-Fox)
In this instance, the whole is less than the sum of its
parts. Denzel Washington is a superb actor, an Oscar winner for
"Glory" and nominee for "Cry Freedom" and "Malcolm X," as is...more |
| The Siege Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| Denzel Washington and director Edward Zwick have had an amazing track
record together, working on two of the most powerful war films in recent
cinematic history: 1989's aptly named Civil War epic _Glory_, and 1996's
underappreciated Gulf War mystery...more |
