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Mood:
- Suspenseful
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Plot:
- Protagonist as SuspectSecret AgentsHeroic MissionMurderPolitical ConspiracyCrimesDeadlyDishonesty more...
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Genres:
- ActionThriller
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century90s
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Place:
- New YorkUSA
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Audience:
- Boys' Night
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Praise:
- Award Winner
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Style:
- Twists and Turns
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticFast
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Flag:
- Drugs/AlcoholSexual ContentViolent Content
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The Art of War, 2000
English
USA, Canada
Profile of The Art of War
The Art of War can be described as suspenseful. The plot revolves around a political conspiracy, the protagonist as suspect, and secret agents. The main genres are thriller and action. In terms of style, The Art of War involves twists and turns. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The storytelling is fast paced. The Art of War is located in New York. It takes place in the 1990s. The movie has received attention for being an award winner. The Art of War is well suited for a boys' night. Note that it involves drugs/alcohol, sexual content, and violent content.
Summary of The Art of War
THE ART OF WAR is a suspense-filled action thrill ride. Shaw (Wesley Snipes) is part of a top-secret team working for the United Nations, solving crises and helping maintain world peace. On a new mission involving security for a high-stakes trade pact between China and the United States, the Chinese ambassador is assassinated and Shaw is framed for the crime. Shaw must learn who framed him and why--in the process fighting off Chinese Triad gangsters, high-tech assassins, and the FBI. The only people who help Shaw are a beautiful Chinese translator (Marie Matiko) and a skeptical agent (Maury Chaykin). In addition to saving himself, Shaw has to race to keep the trade deal from collapsing and the United Nations from being humiliated and weakened. A tense techno-spy thriller, THE ART OF WAR boasts strong performances from Chaykin and Michael Biehn. Snipes gives a memorable portrayal as Shaw (half James Bond and half Shaft) with his own unique combination of martial arts expertise and secret agent charisma. Filmed largely in Montreal by Canadian director Christian Duguay (SCREAMERS, THE ASSIGNMENT), THE ART OF WAR is an exciting film with good fight sequences and a fast pace.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA, Canada |
| Release date: | 23 August 2000 |
| Runtime: | 117 min |
Cast and Crew
as Neil Shaw
as Eleanor Hooks
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Critics Reviews
Salon.com
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- by: Andrew O'Hehir
San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: Edward Guthmann
Users Reviews
- 25.October.2008
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- by: rotem.nevgaunker
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