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The Art of War

Underrated conspiracy thriller.

Feb 10, 2006

Awesome guilty pleasure!

mattymatt4ever
Jul 9, 2001

It wasn't THAT bad

Anonymous_Maxine
Jan 11, 2003

Solid Snipes fare

NateWatchesCoolMovies
Jun 9, 2017

Good thriller - lots of action

lastliberal
Apr 19, 2007

Had potential but took the easy way out. Still, not bad.

Nov 28, 2008

A somewhat underrated Wesley Snipes movie.

jorgepedro-18183
Oct 20, 2018

A reasonably good, high energy action flick.

Dec 27, 2000

An unimaginative telling of a tale we've already heard. ** (out of four).

Sep 26, 2001

fairly intelligent political thriller

disdressed12
Mar 6, 2008

The Art of Snore.

goldneedle-2
Aug 26, 2000

What a good action movie should be!

Feb 8, 2002

trash with merits

Aug 30, 2000

The Art Of Left Wing Propaganda

ccthemovieman-1
Feb 9, 2007
michaelsibley416
Sep 4, 2004

Awful Waste of This Title

ryanwinning1
Jul 7, 2020

good action, good location shots

Sep 20, 2014

What the hell was that??

Dec 29, 2010
allmoviesfan
Jan 4, 2023

Great gunfight at the end, otherwise totally worthless

plotlessviolence
Mar 21, 2006

Better than expected

Luigi Di Pilla
Nov 15, 2003

Fun Snipes action/thriller

Sep 9, 2013

Good plot and acting, but confusing presentation

FlickJunkie-2
Feb 9, 2001

Could have named this "The Art of Charlie's Angels"

helpless_dancer
Nov 27, 2001

Can the UN actually be blamed for dirty doings?

michaelRokeefe
Sep 27, 2002

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The Art of War Reviews

Even the mystery of the double and triple-crosses doesn't really matter; it devolves into a bullet-dodging, body-battering, scenery-demolishing collection of brawls.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/10 | Sep 25, 2020

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 20, 2008

...[features] several unexpectedly enthralling action sequences...

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 11, 2008

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Aug 7, 2008

In this pretentiously titled international thriller, which is sloppily directed, Wesley Snipes plays an American agent who gets involved in the emerging relations between China and the Western world, with a shaky U.N. placed right in the middle.

Full Review | Original Score: C- | Feb 12, 2007

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/5 | Feb 8, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Dec 8, 2002

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 22, 2002

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Nov 27, 2001

Sun Tzu believed that becoming predictable would lead to disaster. Apparently, the creators of The Art of War couldn't be bothered to take him to heart.

Full Review | Original Score: D+ | Oct 24, 2001

If Wesley Snipes were TWICE as cool as he thinks he is...this movie would still stink.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/5 | Oct 10, 2001

Full Review | Original Score: 39/100 | Jul 24, 2001

Wesley Snipes knows how to kick some ass but he really cannot pick a script.

Full Review | Original Score: 3 | Jun 15, 2001

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 17, 2001

..straining believability factor is Snipes escaping certain death every ten minutes. If you just can't be killed, or even mildly maimed, where's the suspense?

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 24, 2001