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Collateral Damage (2002) 5.3
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Metascore: 33/100
Reviews: 315 user | 132 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com After his family is killed by a terrorist act, a firefighter goes in search of the one responsible. Director:Andrew Davis |
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| Francesca Neri | ... | ||
| Elias Koteas | ... | ||
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| John Leguizamo | ... | ||
| John Turturro | ... | ||
| Jsu Garcia | ... | ||
| Tyler Posey | ... |
Mauro
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Jack
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Matt Brewer
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Jorge Zepeda | ... |
Rocha
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Joe Phipps
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Firefighter Gordon Brewer is plunged into the complex and dangerous world of international terrorism after he loses his wife and child in a bombing credited to Claudio "The Wolf" Perrini. Frustrated with the official investigation and haunted by the thought that the man responsible for murdering his family might never be brought to justice, Brewer takes matters into his own hands and tracks his quarry ultimately to Colombia. Written by Jason
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8 February 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$85,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$766,543 (France) (5 July 2002)Gross:
$766,543 (France) (5 July 2002)Company Credits
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Written and Performed by DJ Jamaika
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An early draft of this film's screenplay set the action in Libya and involved the Gordon Brewer character tracking down the Arab terrorists who killed his family. Andrew Davis changed the story's setting (and terrorists) to Colombia. See more »Goofs
The Colombians have Mexican accents. See more »Connections
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"Chegando Devagar"Written and Performed by DJ Jamaika
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Ok, so we've all seen at least ONE Arnold movie - and you know what they say... "If you've seen one, you've seen 'em all."
This isn't necessarily true in the case of "Collateral Damage". We expect Arnold to run into a terrorist compound in the jungle, guns blazing, unlimited explosives, managing to not get hit by gunfire even while standing still in the middle of a field, one-liners running like water...
But THAT movie was "Commando". Remember?
Anyway, in "Collateral Damage" Arnold is actually a vulnerable character. He gets BEAT UP more than he beats up others. Now, while Arnold fans (myself included) prefer Arnold to be invincible, in this case it works really well. Not just because it moves the story along, but also because it makes the protagonist more believable. Ok, sure, Arnold saying "gracias" to some Columbian bus driver is HARDLY believable, but I think you know what I mean.
You will also find yourself saying "who is the REAL villain here?" on more than one occasion. Sure, terrorists kill. That's what they do. But why do you THINK they became terrorists to begin with? "Collateral Damage" touches on the subject briefly - enough to humanize the terrorist leader, even!
Most of the reviews I've read here have been negative... But those same reviewers were probably Arnold-philes who were expecting something along the lines of "Commando 2". As it is, personally I really enjoyed "Collateral Damage." If not a smart purchase, then it's definitely a wise rental. Check it out and see for yourself.