Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerGordy Brewer
- Francesca NeriSelena Perrini
- Elias KoteasPeter Brandt
- Cliff CurtisClaudio Perrini
- John LeguizamoFelix Ramirez
- John TurturroSean Amstrong
- Jsu GarciaRoman
- Tyler PoseyMauro
- Michael MilhoanJack
- Rick WorthyRonnie
Recommendations
- 60
Washington Post
I liked, too, some late plot reversals, sorely needed after the numbingly simple straight-ahead plunge of the first hour of the movie. Things aren't quite what they seem and the twists are neatly done. - 58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
It's about as convincing as any other Arnie musclefest, but has a little too much resonance with real world events and ultimately comes off as insultingly simplistic. - 50
The A.V. Club
In a way, Collateral Damage is redeemed by its implausibility, because the closer it comes to reality, the more disturbing it gets. For once, viewers have reason to be grateful for having their intelligence insulted. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
The result is an ''action film'' mired in stasis. The ending piles on the potboiler mayhem, but it's telling that Schwarzenegger's climactic catchphrase is down to one measly word. This time, he's the luggage. - 50
New Times (L.A.)
Feels dated in the post-9/11 world. But it would have felt passé and unnecessary regardless; it's the sort of film Michael Dudikoff, Chuck Norris and their ilk cranked out on a near-monthly basis when Reagan was president. - 50
USA Today
What we get is simply another opportunity for Schwarzenegger -- who seems to be in perpetual Terminator mode -- to flex his muscles. - 40
Los Angeles Times
The film's political philosophy, as much as it has one, is of the "a plague on both your houses" variety, painting the rebels and the CIA as equally fixated on killing innocent civilians for their own nefarious ideological ends. We've seen it all before, and we'll likely see it all again. - 30
New York Magazine (Vulture)
A stinker.
