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(1 - 43) of 43 OFCS Rating: 20% Rotten Page   1   "'Ah-nuld' finally shows his age -- and brings maturity to the role of a man reeling from personal tragedy."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker "So exciting, absurd, and seemingly endless."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 1.5/4 "...a would-be story of heroism that suspends genuine nobility for halfhearted revenge and logical details for transparent manipulations."   Cinemaphile.org   David Keyes C- "There's nothing special about this action flick, except how subpar it all seems and how tired it looks."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 1.5/4 "Preposterous and exploitative."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 1.5/4 "It's a terrible thing seeing your wife and son blown to pieces, especially for a man who's smiling and waving just as the bombs go off."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez C+ "Whether this one makes any money will be the answer to the question of whether Schwarzenegger can just keep cranking these things out without thinking first, or whether we're going to start demanding some originality."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3/4 "I don’t feel the least bit ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it’s a dish that’s best served cold."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress C "Note to director Andrew Davis: a shot of a guy running, followed by a shot of another guy running is not a chase scene."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 1.5/4 "The only one that can do damage in the collateral sense are indifferent, undemanding moviegoers willing to embrace an unpalatable and choppy absurd fantasy over an overwhelming and disheartening reality."   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng C- "On its own by-the-numbers terms, the film is reasonably well- made; unhappily, the numbers don't add up to much... simpleminded and crude in its effects."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2/4 "A glossy knock-off of a B-movie revenge flick."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/4 "never quite achieves its cathartic mission because its rote narrative is largely of the straight-to-video variety"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 1/4 "I'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - Arnold is not, nor will he be, back."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth "There's nothing here that you haven't seen before or has been pulled off better in some of the actor's earlier and far superior work."   Screen It!   Jim Judy 6/10 "This movie 'is what it is' and for what that is...it's a good ol' time!"   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 5/10 "...standard DAM territory, a commonplace Dumb Arnold Movie he could have made in his sleep."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio "Ol' Arnie is clinging embarrassingly to a career in action flicks despite not appearing in anything worth the price of admission in about eight years."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 1.5/4 "Lástima por Schwarzenegger, pero es hora de que deje la estafeta a las nuevas generaciones."   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 3/5 "If you are still quaking with rage at 9/11/01, go ahead and rent it, & just try not to ask too many questions. It might make you feel a little better."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 1.5/4 "All in all, "Collateral Damage" is entertaining in all the ways a Schwarzenegger film is expected to: bad guys do him dirty, Arnold's character vows revenge, lots of things blow up, and the bad guys get theirs... a more intense actor would have carried it"   MovieCrypt.com   Kevin A. Ranson 2/4 "Bound to be remembered (if at all) as one of Schwarzenegger's lesser vehicles."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest C- "...will always be remembered for the 9-11 terrorist attacks. After seeing the film, I can tell you that there's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it."   Countingdown.com   Larry Carroll C+ ""Collateral Damage" may seem slightly more relevant today, but in the end, an average action movie is an average action movie."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2/5 "Utterly predictable, noisy and stupid."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 3/4 "A well-made thriller with a certain level of intelligence and non-reactionary morality."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik .5/4 "Don't make any sudden moves, back away slowly, and whatever you do, don't make eye contact"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes 3/4 "While it certainly would not hold an aura of freshness in any climate, on the fairly unpretentious terms on which it operates, the film does what it sets out to do."   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 3/5 "Diverting popcorn entertainment."   Film Threat   Michael Dequina 3/4 "Collateral Damage works on a level of wish-fulfillment. I say, put Arnie on a plane to Afghanistan now."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan 3/5 "But Arnold is getting too old for this kind of thing, and, given our recent experiences, audiences may feel that they are, too."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 2/5 "There is one terrific twist at the end that just about redeems the lazy plot, but by then we've been subjected to so many preposterous set pieces that we've stopped caring."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline D "The relic of a bygone age, sealed under glass and preserved well past its expiration date. If you listen closely, you can still hear it screaming. "   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux 2/4 "An average action film that is rather sloppily put together."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten C+ "“Collateral Damage” goes by the numbers and reps decent action entertainment – until the silly showdown ending that forces the viewer to totally suspend disbelief"   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 58/100 "Judged purely as a piece of escapist popcorn fun, Collateral Damage only barely passes muster."   Apollo Guide   Scott Weinberg 58/100 "Collateral Damage starts out fairly interesting and promptly becomes very dull before making a sharp left turn into unintentional comedy."   Apollo Guide   Scott Weinberg C+ "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."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker "Age, and a steady diet of Republican conservatism, has mellowed the once lethal action figure to a Richard Dean Anderson-level of hero."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell 6/10 "Sadly, for me, it hit too close to home."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 0/4 "Enough similarities to Gymkata and Howie Long's Firestorm that my fingernails instinctively crawled towards my long-suffering eyeballs."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "The total lack of surprises (even major revelations seem artificial) draw out the obvious."   Light Views   John Larsen Read review   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 43) of 43 OFCS Rating: 20% Rotten Page   1