Review of The Peacemaker (1997) by Shira D — 11 Jul 2007

This was actually pretty good. It had all the basics: Nuclear bombs, russian terrorists, a beautiful woman with a Ph. D who has to crack the code in time...

This review of The Peacemaker (1997) was written by Shira D on 11 Jul 2007.

The Peacemaker has generally received mixed reviews.

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Interesting, lots of action as well as twists and turns to the story. Always a pleasure to watch Nicole Kidman and George Clooney in action…

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By Shane D (789) on 18 Aug 2015

An interesting time capsule to a time before Clooney had a genuine box office hit under his belt and during what was somewhat of a career renaissance…

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By Tancredi A (8) on 01 Jul 2017

Everything in this movie is bad. It is so cliche, it is embarrassing. But not as embarrassing as the dismal acting of Nicole Kidman…

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By Wsp2222 (2) on 28 Jan 2014

As usual, Clooney was pathetic. If it wasn't for him, it might have been a really good movie…

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By Pattie C (12) on 26 Apr 2012

I admit to only watching it for Marcel Iures (Hart's War) and thought it was a pretty good movie…

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By John Krewsom (3) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 19 Jul 2016

Most action movies are so confident of their automatic audience that they're no better than they have to be. The Peacemaker isn't half that good…

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By Voodoo123 (536) on 24 Jul 2021

Pretty standard 90's action thriller fare. Great cinematography - the 4k hdr stream I just watched looked very good…

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By Dan H (1,470) on 05 Nov 2015

A paint-by-numbers action film with a good cast and a mediocre script…

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By Mike S (2,123) on 23 Aug 2013

Clooney and Kidman are good - the action is pretty good - the plot is a little wobbly…

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