This was a fairly mediocre thriller packed with action sequences that were mostly predictable.I actually had a sense of déjà vu several times, but I'm fairly confident I hadn't seen the movie before. Maybe it's because the subject, Arab terrorist attacks on US soil, are now a reality (they weren't when the movie was released) and therefore they're more "predictable."
All things considered, however, the film is enjoyable and far from bad. It shows us a scary scenario that doesn't look too far fetched anymore, given that we've been attacked by terrorists and our government has taken any step it can towards limiting the freedoms we're used to enjoy under the Constitution in the name of protecting us, whether that's true or not.
The movie shows how suicide bombers could easily bring our daily lives to a frightened standstill, forcing us to fear our very neighbors. Mass arrests based on racial and ethnic profiling would ensue, and the intervention of the military to contain the desperate situation wouldn't be unlikely.
The casting was good and the main actors, Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, and Tony Shalhoub all do a fine job, but no one is exceptional.
Grade: 7
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