Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn't specialize in making academy award winning productions but rather action films based on fantasy where one should not expect much credibility but rather just sit back and be entertained.
Schwarzenegger plays a fireman who has his life shattered in a split second when he loses his wife & son to an act of terrorism. From there we have a lot of the typical Schwarzenegger scenarios-he chases the bad guys, the bad guys chase him, he beats up on the bad guys, the bad guys beat up on him, he runs and grunts and yells while he's doing it. That's what we love about Arnold Schwarzenegger.
One of Schwarzenegger's best? No. One of his worst? Definitely not. Once again, if you look for credibility throughout the film, you won't find it. There's very little credibility in Schwarzenegger & Stallone films which is why you just sit back and enjoy the characters we love to see them play as we get entertained in the process. Which is once again why I refer to these films as action/fantasy.
John Leguizamo plays the usual sleaze ball, John Turturro plays the usual awkward guy, Cliff Curtis was just not menacing enough for me as the main antagonist (and he didn't cut the mustard in Fear the walking dead as far as I'm concerned), Francesca Neri was convincing in her role. I think everyone pretty much knows how these films end, it's just a matter of how we get there. I will say there is a late plot twist.
Enjoy the ride. I watch Arnold Schwarzenegger films for the colorful characters he plays, for his charisma, wit, charm and most of all his toughness. That's what he delivers in Collateral Damage.
Schwarzenegger plays a fireman who has his life shattered in a split second when he loses his wife & son to an act of terrorism. From there we have a lot of the typical Schwarzenegger scenarios-he chases the bad guys, the bad guys chase him, he beats up on the bad guys, the bad guys beat up on him, he runs and grunts and yells while he's doing it. That's what we love about Arnold Schwarzenegger.
One of Schwarzenegger's best? No. One of his worst? Definitely not. Once again, if you look for credibility throughout the film, you won't find it. There's very little credibility in Schwarzenegger & Stallone films which is why you just sit back and enjoy the characters we love to see them play as we get entertained in the process. Which is once again why I refer to these films as action/fantasy.
John Leguizamo plays the usual sleaze ball, John Turturro plays the usual awkward guy, Cliff Curtis was just not menacing enough for me as the main antagonist (and he didn't cut the mustard in Fear the walking dead as far as I'm concerned), Francesca Neri was convincing in her role. I think everyone pretty much knows how these films end, it's just a matter of how we get there. I will say there is a late plot twist.
Enjoy the ride. I watch Arnold Schwarzenegger films for the colorful characters he plays, for his charisma, wit, charm and most of all his toughness. That's what he delivers in Collateral Damage.