The Peacemaker
DreamWorks Distribution | Release Date: September 26, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
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Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
9
Negative:
6
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Culminates in a show-stopping action sequence set in midtown Manhattan, directed by Ms. Leder with crisp economy and furious energy. Read full review
70
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Slick, gripping and largely believable. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
By no means an embarrassment to the fledgling DreamWorks, The Peacemaker is instead a grand, noisy step in the right direction. Read full review
63
San Francisco ExaminerBarbara Shulgasser
The chief terrorist is played nicely with war-weary desperation by Marcel Iures, a Romanian actor with the sucked-in cheeks and ennui of a Jeremy Irons. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
It looks great. The technical credits are impeccable, and Clooney and Kidman negotiate assorted dangers skillfully. But it's mostly spare parts from other thrillers. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Mimi Leder directed Michael Schiffer's script, handling some of the action sequences deftly enough to promote the latent idea that people who don't speak English don't deserve to live. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
What The Peacemaker doesn't do well, though it tries, is bring much in the way of emotion or character development to the table. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The essential spark of surprise is missing. The mechanics of ''breathless'' suspense are blanketed by an atmosphere of creeping caution. Read full review
50
NewsweekDavid Ansen
Director Mimi Leder fills the mindless-action-movie quota quite stylishly. The trouble is, The Peacemaker thinks it has a mind. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Isn't much better or worse than the average James Bond movie, except, of course, that it doesn't have the cars, the gadgets, the girls, or Bond himself. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
His (George Clooney) rugged good looks spell movie star, but his body language spells Don Knotts, without the wit. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
A ticket to terminal boredom. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Ruthlessly efficient and utterly predictable. Read full review
40
The A.V. ClubJohn Krewsom
Most action movies are so confident of their automatic audience that they're no better than they have to be. The Peacemaker isn't half that good. Read full review
30
VarietyTodd McCarthy
An uncommonly dour and even grim action thriller that globetrots as diversely as a James Bond film but offers a very limited view politically, emotionally and dramatically. Read full review
30
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Between them, Clooney and Kidman would still need a third party to work up a personality. In fairness to both, they aren't given much to work with. Read full review
30
Dallas ObserverPeter Rainer
It's big and loud, but this Peacemaker is still a dud. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
If I were a grief-stricken Sarajevan I'd take offense. Read full review
25
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
MESSAGE Nuclear blackmail is a horrible crime but can be defeated by vigilant and courageous authorities. Read full review
20
SalonCharles Taylor
Punishingly dull. Read full review
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