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The Art of War

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The Art of War (2000)

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Reviews Counted: 76 Fresh: 12  Rotten:64 Average Rating: 3.9/10
 
Consensus: The Art of War is basically a messy recycling of well-worn action movie cliches. The Art of War is basically a messy recycling of well-worn action movie cliches. more
 
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Synopsis:
A group of murdered Chinese refugees is found in a container in the New York harbor, setting off a bizarre and mysterious chain of events leading to the murder of the Chinese U.N. Ambassador. When Shaw is accused of the crime, he must go underground -- in effect, vanish from his own life, to solve... [More]
A group of murdered Chinese refugees is found in a container in the New York harbor, setting off a bizarre and mysterious chain of events leading to the murder of the Chinese U.N. Ambassador. When Shaw is accused of the crime, he must go underground -- in effect, vanish from his own life, to solve the mystery and clear his name. He can trust no one except a beautiful U.N. translator (Marie Matiko) who may hold the key to a global conspiracy of cataclysmic proportions.

Wesley Snipes stars in The Art of War, an international thriller set against the high-stakes corridors of the United Nations. The film also stars Anne Archer (Clear And Present Danger, Short Cuts) as Shaw’s supervisor, Hooks, an ambitious FBI agent; Maury Chaykin (Entrapment) as Capella; Marie Matiko (The Corruptor) as Julia Fang, the U.N. translator who is Shaw’s only ally; and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Chan, the ruthless businessman Shaw suspects of being the mastermind behind the plot; with Michael Biehn (Aliens, the upcoming Cherry Falls) as Shaw’s American agent partner, Bly; and Donald Sutherland (Instinct, A Time To Kill) as U.N. Secretary General Thomas. Also featured in the cast are James Hong (Red Corner), as Ambassador Wu, and Liliana Komorowska (The Assignment) as Novak. Directed by Christian Duguay (TV’s Joan of Arc, The Assignment) from a screenplay by Wayne Beach and Simon Davis Barry and story by Wayne Beach, the film is produced by Nicolas Clermont (This Is My Father, Monument Avenue) for Franchise Pictures. Elie Samaha, Dan Halsted and Wesley Snipes are the executive producers. Morgan Creek Productions, Inc. and Franchise Pictures and Amen Ra Films present a Filmline International Production of a film by Christian Duguay, Wesley Snipes stars in The Art of War. The film is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. [Less]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Wesley Snipes, Anne Archer, Maury Chaykin, Marie Matiko, Michael Biehn

Director: Christian Duguay
Screenwriter: Wayne Beach, Kevin Bernhardt, Simon Davis Barry

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Feb 12, 2002

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In this pretentiously titled international thriller, which is sloppily directed, Wesley Snipes plays an American agent who gets involved in the emerging relations between China and the Western world, with a shaky U.N. placed right in the middle.

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Sun Tzu believed that becoming predictable would lead to disaster. Apparently, the creators of The Art of War couldn't be bothered to take him to heart.

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10/24/01 01:48 PM
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If Wesley Snipes were TWICE as cool as he thinks he is...this movie would still stink.

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Wesley Snipes knows how to kick some ass but he really cannot pick a script.

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..straining believability factor is Snipes escaping certain death every ten minutes. If you just can't be killed, or even mildly maimed, where's the suspense?

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03/24/01 09:12 PM
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The title alone is a tip-off that the filmmakers feel they are making something much more grand that what actually appears on-screen.

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