Review of The Peacemaker (1997) by Peter P — 18 Aug 2011

Take a distinctly average script, add two mediocre lead actors and you get this tosh...

This review of The Peacemaker (1997) was written by Peter P on 18 Aug 2011.

The Peacemaker has generally received mixed reviews.

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A good conventional action thriller. Real to life as the last ten years have shown. Not great but good fun…

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I wish I could make peace with this piece of crap…

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By Broyax (884) on 16 Oct 2020

J’allais dire que cette grosse connerie hollymerdienne pouvait éventuellement valoir le détour ou à tout le moins un (rapide) coup d’oeil…

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An uncommonly dour and even grim action thriller that globetrots as diversely as a James Bond film but offers a very limited view politically,…

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