The Peacemaker Movie
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In the fall of 1997, every nuclear device in the world will be accounted for... Except one.
How do you get the world's attention?
Two trains crash somewhere in Russia, one carrying a nuclear payload. A nuclear explosion follows the crash and the world is on alert... However, White House nuclear expert Dr. Julia Kelly (Nicole Kidman) doesn't think it was an accident... Special Forces Intelligence Officer Colonel Thomas Devoe (George Clooney) doesn't think so either... Together they must unravel a conspiracy that goes from Europe to New York, to stop a terrorist who has no demands...
| George Clooney | Lt. Col. Thomas Devoe |
| Nicole Kidman | Dr. Julia Kelly |
| Marcel Iures | Dusan Gavrich |
| Aleksandr Baluyev | General Aleksandr Kodoroff |
| Rene Medvesek | Vlado Mirich |
| Gary Werntz | Terry Hamilton |
| Randall Batinkoff | Ken |
| Jim Haynie | General Garnett |
| Alexander Strobele | Dietrich Schuhmacher |
| Holt McCallany | Mark Appleton |
| Michael Boatman | CPN Beach |
| Joan Copeland | Senator Helen Bevens |
| Carlos Gómez | Santiago |
| Armin Mueller-Stahl | Dimitri Vertikoff |
| Slavko Juraga | Stevo |
| Mimi Leder |
5.80 out of 10 (13155 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Great, another fake action film
posted on 28 Jul 2009This movie was so fake. I mean, when do you see people dodging a bomb like that. They just jump out of the way. And then they save the day by shooting the bad guys all by them self. The acting lacked all over, especially with the "witty" remarks. I would give this movie ** out of ****. What I mean is, if you want to see another waste of time movie like this, rent an action film where people stop warheads from going off one second before the warheads should blow up.
Loved this movie
posted on 28 Jun 2009Differing from most of my friends, I loved this movie. Not that I thought it was totally believable, but hey it was an action flick what do people expect. I thought it was extremely well made and I loved how Nicole Kidman stayed in character the whole movie. She didn't become this action hero, but actually showed emotion over lost soldiers. Kudos to the directors on this one. Hated the ending where he asks her out though. Totally unnecessary.
Marcel Iures
posted on 10 Jun 2009The best thing about this movie is Marcel Iures, the romanian that plays the bad guy. Actually he is the only reason i watched this film, he is romanian, just like me, and this is his first important role in Hollywood.And he manages to play superbly, but that's usual for a fabulous actor like he is. After a long career in Romania, Iures started in Hollywood with minor roles in movies like Interview with The Vampire. This is his most important Hollywood role so far, and he does it so well! After this film he came back home and acted in a few theaters and impressed everybody playing absolutely brilliant the role of Richard the Third from the Shakespearean play.Enough about Iures - the movie, Peacemaker, is a good action film, with all the ingredients for a success. Still it lacks many things, but it's a good watch if you enjoy action films. Plus Iures. Vote: 7 out of 10.
Above-average political thriller
posted on 07 Jun 2009This was the debut film of Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks studio, and while it is less than stunning, this film gives an interesting spin to mid-1990s political intrigue.With George Clooney in what I suppose was his second lead role, after "From Dusk Till Dawn," the story examines post-Cold War Russia and the political catastrophe of U.N. negotiations in the Balkans.The wonderful Marcel Iures is a Croatian diplomat whose disillusionment with the civil conflict in his country has led him to make a deal with a rogue Russian general to buy a stolen nuclear bomb to blow up the United Nations headquarters in New York. As heartless an act as this may be, the character, nonetheless, is a sympathetic one.Although the movie takes place largely outside of Russia, there is even some reference to the poor conditions modern-day Russia is plagued by: "Russia, what a f*cking mess, God I miss the Cold War." It's both humorous and to some extent true.Armin Mueller-Stahl makes an appearance as a former Soviet general who is friends with Clooney's Tom Devoe. The romance angle between Devoe and Nicole Kidman's Julia Kelly is muted by the impending danger surrounding them. They are people from different sides of the political stratosphere, so their relationship might not last long anyway, but it does end with hope in sight, for the true romantic.Less relevant today than it was at the time it was made, the film is still a very intelligent study on foreign relations in the mid- and late nineties.
New-killer power...
posted on 29 May 2009The newspapers and the t.v. movie reviewers didn't give this a very favorable rating. As I had heard from someone else that I knew who saw this, didn't seem too impressed either. But as I live and learn, I realize that I have to be the one inevitably who says, "I like it, or it's a waste of time." I saw this, I wish it had been in the theater, but it wasn't, at any rate, I saw the characters of (Clooney) Col. Thomas Devoe and the very sweet and ever so lovely Nicole kid man's Dr. Kelly as being the type of characters that could keep me in an interested and ever curious state. Which for me, is exactly what I look for in a film. I enjoyed the search and out of country 'trauma', that happens when in a foreign land at times, kind of like the terror that over-took the characters in "Clear And Present Danger". Although these two are different 'flavors' there seems to be a parallel in the action and the characters engrossment of their duty.As such, I liked how Clooney seemed as Devoe and his mode of operation. I usually don't see a lot of female directors that really bring it home with an action persona, but Mimi Leder has done that to a very satisfying extent.George Clooney and Nicole Kidman carry out a great working 'chemistry' that I found not only watchable, but believable. I recommend this action adventure/thriller quest for all fans of the like and the two. Enjoy. (***)
rubbishmaker
posted on 14 Apr 2009The reason I rented this movie was because I wanted to see something which wonft require the work of my gray matter something just for the eyes. So I thought an action movie will do. When I saw "The Peacemaker" in the rental shop I remembered that one of the causes for Cruise and Kidman to split was this movie, actually Clooney to be more specific, which gave me one more reason to choose it for my evening entertainment. BIG MISTAKE. I won't waste my time explaining the flaws of this movie-not to forget that IMDb has limit on how long our reviews should be. I will just say that there wasnft a single believable moment in it-totally contrived. OK I canft help it-I will just comment one scene: the train chase scene at the outset. One train chasing another, and pay attention, not behind but on the opposite (for the incoming traffic) rail track. Hilarious.Everything is so stupid and contrived that tires you out. Makes you wonder: should I laugh or should I cry. Total waste of time and money. Avoid this movie. Overrated: 4 stars out of 10.
Spoilt by goofy plot.
posted on 24 Mar 2009Based on R2 DVD 119 min.Peacemaker gets off to a great start, nice bit of tension and some great shots of trains steaming through the Russian country side. Alas after the end of Act I (the hijack} Kidman appears and the plot falls apart being more concerned with Kidman & Clooney then the characters they play.The penultimate scene must be one of the finest twists on the ol' 'bad guys can't shutup and shoot' routine even seen in a movie. Although some credit must be given to both Clooney and Kidman characters for being prepared to shoot New Yorkers.5/10 catch it on TV.
THE PEACEMAKER (DIDIER BECU)
posted on 12 Mar 2009For those who think Nicole KIdman never made a bad movie must watch this. In fact, you are wondering how director Mimi Leder got two actors like Kidman and George Clooney for such a movie! Okay in the case for Clooney he was in touch with Leder as she has directed some episodes from ER. "The peacemaker" (the title alone let me puke) brings two nuclear experts (guess who they are!) to Bosnia and Russia to stop some corrupt colonel who wants to trade some nuclear weapons to Iran, and later as you will see one bomb goes direction...New York...not that far away from the WTC.(not that you can accuse them of being cheap as this film was made years before 11th September).
This movie has some very weak points that spoils everything...the first 30 minutes in Russian were a typical cliché like you only could have found in old cold war movies (and was it really necessary to seek the most poor looking place in Russia?) and secondly this movie tried to be hard to be a James Bondmovie (without the same budget or actor cos after all Clooney is just Clooney). The scene with the bulletproof Mercedes were ace and sometimes Kidman tries to lift up the film but in general this movie was very poor.
Loved it!
posted on 08 Jan 2009Since I am a firm believer that the sole function of a movie is to provide entertainment, this movie rates a solid 10! Not only do George Clooney and Nicole Kidman do a creditable job, but the directing and editing keep the movie fast paced and still lucid. The real winner is the music score. It is symphonic in quality, adding a dimension to the movie that would have been flat without it. Thank you for a fine film.
Hokey Good Fun...
posted on 09 Nov 2008Immediately presses the wrong buttons with anyone that has any military experience or a little common sense awareness of how things really work in the scenario given but is still an interesting piece of action film work. Of note: 1. The Spetz or GRU 'ninja' forces would be the same ones operating the transport cars and yet those soldiers are all dweebs. Something which happens subsequently to the Spetz as well. The same can be said of Kidman and her _nuclear smuggling groups_ failure to spot a shell game from fairly simple intel analysis. Convenience of by-scene competency requirements is a sign of amateurism. 2. It always takes 'as long as necessary' to get from one scenic locale to a new one. This is admittedly a variant of the 'why not send the nearest patrol car?' argument but when you are talking global distances vs. satcomms speed and the size of the U.S. SOCOM, it gets a bit hard to swallow. 3. Devoe slaughters his friend and then feels guilty about it. Knowing what the stakes were, and what he had just done at the office, there was no room for back-street bargaining. Similarly, Kidman does the whole crocodile tears thing and then is 'up and at'em!' with nary a run in her mascara, all too readily (formulaicly, without real feeling). 4. As with most European cities, Vienna is plastered with telecams. As a result nobody does open street take downs with high end automobiles anymore (and it was rare back in the day). 5. The AS-365 is a very short range (<250nm radius) helicopter with the same limitations as all helos, a 170 knot high end cruise before RBS flips the bird over. To get anywhere's /near/ 'Iran' from 'Turkey' would require multiple stopovers and refuelings on what would likely be closer to a 1,000nm trip. At least. 6. In addition to not having the horsepower to lift approximately 10,000lbs of MIRVs and transport cases, there are about 5X as many men seen coming out of the aircraft as would fit. 7. Leder doesn't do a very good job with the key 'action' scene, both because she brings the helos in too close, too early and because she centers too much of the action around Clooney. Reality Check- You would stop the truck by gunning the engine block, not using 70mm rockets to 'take out the road'. And you would move in dual axis (air and ground) from a preplanned attack point to maximize shock effect. You would -never- put your high value MH-whatever special missions platform at direct risk, 100nm the wrong side of a border. 8. SpecOps on all sides (but particularly Spetz) are ruthless open hand killers. Kodorov wouldn't need more than a second to finish Devoe, back to front, and yet given he was perfect hostage material, he wouldn't 'send him up' out of his reach either. 9. Similarly, the 'soldiers' firearms use after the chopper lands is laughable and their weapons very poorly chosen for the role (watch the poor idiot turn away from the camera, ham handing a full length M16. Then check the magazine...). CONCLUSION: Hollywierd isn't known for their ability or desire to read into scenes a dedication to military professionalism that brings you to your chair-edge with that certain sense of authenticity but this one smacks of hero worship and trying too hard as much as not knowing what she's doing on Leder's part. Good Try.
Excellent Thriller though Clooney's Character is utterly repulsive
posted on 25 Oct 2008'The Peacemaker' is an Excellent Thriller.It's full of Action,Explosions,Dead bad guys and thrills in just about every scene.While Nicole Kidman might not convince in her role of a top nuclear scientist. Clooney more than convinces as the arrogant,smarmy,gung-ho,U.S.A vs rest of world military man.The action is well handled by Director Mimi Leder who went on to direct 1998's End of the World Thriller 'Deep Impact'unfortunatly the movie wasn't the Big Box-Office smash predicted with a fairly small budget of $50M (well-small considering the $160m plus spent on this year's Blockbusters) it made just under $42m in the states and made only $102M Worldwide which is a shame as this is one of the most exciting and thrilling films ever made well worth watchingMy Rating **** out of ***** or 8/10
Clooney and Kidman must save the world
posted on 22 Sep 2008*SPOILER ALERT* *SPOILER ALERT*Two movie stars join forces to stop nuclear terrorism. Nicole Kidman is the brilliant nuclear scientist and George Clooney is her gung ho army man sidekick. Nuclear bombs get stolen out of Russia and they must find them. Bullets fly and cars are destroyed. The war in Bosnia gets thrown into the mix as well. Thankfully, two Hollywood stars are on the case.It's a decent action/thriller. It just gives off a major Hollywood vibe. You know, the nuclear scientist somehow always finds herself in the middle of the action. The two leads have their cutesy sparring back and forth: "Care for some coffee?" Kidman says. "Love some", Clooney replies. "It's over there." Kidman says with a self satisfied smirk on her face. Zing! Clooney interrupts her briefing at the beginning to show how clever he is, etc. I'm not saying Hollywoodisms are bad, it's just blatantly obvious that the movie resides in Hollywood's version of reality.So while the story is a serious one and takes an unusually somber tone for an action flick, I couldn't get serious about it. I knew I was in good hands with the movie stars fighting evil. Clooney and Kidman will save us. They always do.
Mindless stereotyping
posted on 15 Jun 2008Another mindless 'political thriller' to be churned out of the Hollywood propaganda machine.As a action film it's passable, if a little bog standard. But what really brings it down is the horrific stereotyping and inane go-America attitude.The Russians are portrayed as hopelessly inefficient, undisciplined as they sit around smoking and no doubt sipping vodka whilst on duty. While the slick and professional US troops have to swoop in and sort the mess out for the rest of the world, constantly shouting at each other to be considerate to all civilians! Thank goodness we have the US to save the day, because as Cloony says we can' leave it to the Russians as they "couldn't find snow in winter".
A dashing start from Dreamworks
posted on 07 May 2008This film was released in 1997, just ten years from now, i.e. 2007. For long time I have been searching a long list of serious action thriller, and fortunately found this title in various movie reviews sites. So I bought the DVD and watched with my best friends. I must admit that this is the first title I watched of George Clooney. Clooney starring as an US Army Intelligence Officer Colonel Thomas Devoe, really makes the film a tasty meal. Also it has a recipe of Kidman, a nuclear expert of the White House who undertakes the serious railway incident case. Though the film is in the same direction with the 007 James Bond series, it must be realized that without Broccoli production also Hollywood can provide this type of serious suspense-thriller. Most impressive fact of the film is that it was the first production from Dreamworks with a huge success after its release. The Peacemaker is usually made for them those who are crazy of watching 'suspense/thriller/action' types of movies (just like me!!!). Those respective audiences who do not watch this types of movies should avoid this movie and stay away from any blind negative comments. Thumbs Up! The Peacemaker.
I think this movie was better than THE SUM OF ALL FEARS
posted on 25 Apr 2008The Peacemaker is one of the best action-political thrillers I have ever seen. It grimly foreshadowed what terrorism can do (9-11), but the pace of the movie is great and it is a very realistic situation in today's present world. This movie is filled with pulse-pounding excitement and the acting is absolutely superb. I espoecailly like that they used russian language actors. The whole movie in my opinion was exceptional and yes I did see THE SUM OF ALL FEARS and it is comparable, But The Peacemaker did it better and earlier, This is simply action packed, the car chase scene is great and the helicopter scene as well. This movie was just excellent and is way better than the sum of all fears, Clooney is a much better actor than Affleck. Anyways I recommend this movie to anybody who likes political-action thrillers. SUPRAMAXX RATING - 9/10 SEE IT!
Now that George Clooney has won an Oscar, it's amazing that he once starred in this garbage.
posted on 02 Mar 2008You know how George Clooney is one of the most well regarded actors in Hollywood? You know, that he just recently won an Oscar for "Syriana" and received a Best Director nomination for "Good Night, and Good Luck."? And he went on a fact-finding mission to Darfur? Well, nine years ago, all this would have seemed unfathomable. In 1997, Clooney starred in two of the most pathetic movies imaginable. Everyone knows how bad "Batman and Robin" was, but probably not as many people know about "The Peacemaker". This one casts him as a man out to stop a terrorist from using a loose nuke from Russia.Yes, they could make such a plot into something interesting, but they didn't. Nicole Kidman's character is the ultimate cliché: she's beautiful and smart, and totally melts in Clooney's presence. It's almost incredible that director Mimi Leder also directed the very good "Deep Impact".Look, just avoid this worthless movie. George Clooney and Nicole Kidman have both starred in plenty of good movies, so there's no reason to waste your time on this.
i'd give it a minus 10
posted on 02 Jan 2008okay, so the only reason i watched this movie was George Clooney. But after i watched it i was really disappointed. Why do brilliant actors like Clooney and Nicole Kidman take place in a movie like this? It's so cliche, the Russian of course are the bad guys and the Americans are the great heroes. the story is more than poor, at the end you feel real sorry for the dead terrorist. Anyway, Marcel Iures who plays the bad guy is the only good thing about this movie. His acting is amazing, he's the only one who really puts life into his character.
A boring action flick
posted on 09 Dec 2007Despite the promising cast this movie doesn't deliver the goods. It's just one badly done action scene after another. No suspense, no adrenaline pumping, this movie just went by me without really grabbing me. A B-class movie that recycles a story and scenes we've all seen a million times before. This woman director might consider picking different genres. Just a thought, just a thought.5/10
Slightly above average action flick with some hugely corny moments
posted on 22 Sep 2007Clooney manages to play a character that actually makes you forget about ER, for the most part anyway. The same mannerisms are there, but he suits this hero role much better than an emotionally stunted Doctor. Kidman plays a strong second lead, for there is no one support, she's an unusually strong character . A confident woman who often takes control and is often giving orders to Clooney. Although there are a couple of grimace provoking scenes, the moment where a shot against a terrorist can't be made because of a group of Girl Guides stands out here, the plot is intelligent and very much edge-of-your-seat stuff. With modern day locations and political backdrops it makes for an exciting terrorist action film, although if you want more intelligence and less action, check out Arlington Road.
That's your plan? That's your f*cking plan?
posted on 21 Aug 2009Part James Bond, part Tom Clancy, The Peacemaker is a formulaic action movie from start to finish. This time, vengeful Bosnians have stolen a Russian SA-18 nuclear warhead, hiding in central Europe, hoping America's latest Special Forces action man (and his brainy, beautiful sidekick), don't track them down. The action flits from mainland America to Vienna to Bosnia, and to somewhere Russian, before a tense finale in New York.The missing nuke warhead plot is realistic. The Russians have recently admitted that, because of the break-up of the USSR, they haven't the faintest clue where all their bombs are now. The political Film Society nominated this film for one of it's Expose Awards (It lost to Rosewood).OK, the film could have been shorter and less predictable, but, hey, it's George Clooney and Nicole Kidman. What more do you want? No, there's no kissy-kissy; this is war! And, you will be sympathetic to the terrorist's motives.If you like Bond, if you like Clancy, and if you like Clooney and Kiman, you will like The Peacemaker.