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The Art od War
Wesley Snipes plays (Shaw) who workd for the U.N. (United Nations) he is like the black James Bond in this movie. When the chinese ambassader gets murder Shaw gets blame for it and put in jail Marie Matiko character believes he is innocent. Donald Sutherland character wants to keep china all to himself.
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HOP ON THE ROLLER COASTER
If you want a brilliant script, superb acting and all that other stuff, THE ART OF WAR is not for you..but if you want a slambam, kinetically charged action thriller, this is a decent entry. Wesley Snipes once again plays the hero, this time a covert U.N. agent, who sets out to prevent the assassination of a Chinese leader who is at the UN To sign a historic trade agreement. The film has a plethora of high octane action sequences and some good supporting performances from Marie Matiko, Donald Sutherland, Michael Biehn and Anne Archer.
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Wesley despatching badies in cool movie
You know you will always get top class action and style when Wesley Snipes is involved in any movie. Wesley is both a convincing actor and superb martial artist, which is what makes his movies so unique. The Art of war is maybe a bit too complicated but its engrossing stuff - political conspiracies, incredibly slick action scenes - wow, is all I can say!
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Overlooked and underrated
"The Art of War" was a pleasant surprise when I rented it. Once you get past the admitedly far-fetched premise that the UN has its own covert ops teams, it emerges as a spy movie that remembers how to be a spy movie. Rather than going the James Bond/Mission Impossible route of pitting a super-human spy agaisnt a supervillian, "The Art of War" serves up old-fashioned twists, turns, secrets, lies, betrayals, and assassination attempts.
Another nice thing about this movie is that it seems to understand the nature of post-Cold War politics. Nations now clash with treaties, trade agreements, and capitalist aspirations. By addressing issues such as the WTO, human traficking, and China's emerging status as an economic superpower, I got the distinct impression that the screenwriters actually read the newspaper. Ultimately, the plot doesn't quite hold up, but it's an admirable effort.
Snipes does a great job, never lightening the tone by playing to the cheap seats. By playing it straight he makes the film that much more believable. His fight scenes--including the end shootout feating slow-mo bullet-time--are both thrilling and plausible in a way that "The Matrix's" cgi-enhanced action can't manage.
Finally, the film just *looks* great. Director of Photography Pierre Gill plausibly passes off a lot of Canadian locations as Hong Kong and New York. He gives these cities a glossy sheen, a convincing grittiness, and a neon readiance, depending upon the scene.
All in all, I think if the movie had featured Tom Cruise or Keanu Reeves it would have been much better received. Too bad, since Snipes blows both of them off the screen. This one is definitely worth a look.
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Snipes very under-rated actor of our time!!!
What's with the hate? I watched this movie numerous times. I liked it the first time but the movie gets better after you see it a few times because you start to pick things up that you missed. I am big fan of action films and this movie delivers, yes it predictable at times but what movie isn't. I thought the actors did a pretty good job also. The film also ended on a good note makes you feel good especially with the nice musical score the films has. Wish they would of actually made a score soundtrack for the film.
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