The Art of War
Seen it?2000 | 117 min | Action, Thriller, Crime
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 16% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.7 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 57 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
Neil Shaw is both agent and weapon - a critical line of defense for the Secretary General of the United Nations. He does not even officially exist. As an international security expert, he must uncover an international plot in which ruthless terrorists threatened to bring down the United Nations on the eve of an historic summit with China. A mysterious chain of events leads to the murder of the Chinese U.N. Ambassador, and the terrorists frame Neil Shaw, the one man they believe can stop them. Accused of the crime, Shaw goes underground — in effect, vanishing from his own life — as he tries to stop what could become World War III.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
16% on Rotten Tomatoes, 30 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$30 million worldwide on a $40 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 66K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Christian Duguay
- Wesley SnipesNeil Shaw
- Donald SutherlandDouglas Thomas
- Anne ArcherEleanor Hooks
- Maury ChaykinFrank Capella
- Liliana KomorowskaJenna Novak
- Cary-Hiroyuki TagawaDavid Chan
- Michael BiehnRobert Bly
- Marie MatikoJulia Fang
- James HongAmbassador Wu
- Ron YuanMing