The Art of War (2000)
Shaw is an operative for the United Nations' covert dirty-tricks squad, using espionage and quasi-ethical tactics to secure peace and cooperation. When a shipping container full of dead Vietnamese refugees turns up on the docks and China's ambassador is gunned down at a dinner celebrating a new trade agreement with China and the US, Shaw is framed for the murder and must evade the FBI and Triad gangsters to find out what is really going on. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Christian Duguay
Written By: Wayne Beach
Starring: Donald Sutherland, James Hong, Michael Biehn, Maury Chaykin, Wesley Snipes, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Anne Archer, Marie Matiko
Genre: Action
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The Art of War belongs to 4 collections
1. Movies with Black leads (collaborative: moderated by PerryStroika - 3 stars)
2. African-American protagonist (collaborative: moderated by Moribunny - 3 stars)
3. Canadian director (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 2 stars)
4. United Nations (UN) (collaborative: moderated by livelove - 1 star)
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| Nov 07, 2020 |  |
nobamba | 30 15th |
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Muddled plot with confusing international conspiracy involving the UN? Snipes was a badass Eddie Murphy looking foo. The gunplay was actually pretty realistic for Hollywood, including shooting through concealment. The tension was felt throughout thoughout. It seemed like they didn't know what to do with the romantic subplot. Fav scene: Snipes sneaking out while pretending to be FBI, rough-handling a bad guy, and getting the approval of the beat cop.
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| Sep 04, 2015 |  |
hakkanarejo | 95 63rd |
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Wesley Snipes is a master of selecting bad action roles. The Art of War is another entry in this very ugly and unique category. Ultimately, it is little more than a ridiculous action film with a plot as believable as the Warren Report, ugly violence that would have made Peckinpah cringe, and terrible acting by B-list actors like Michael Biehn and Anne Archer. Oddly, it feels like the undiscovered sequel to another Snipes "masterpiece," Rising Sun.
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| Mar 30, 2015 |  |
mrandersen10 | 50 6th |
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I'm a fan of Wesley Snipes but I am not a fan of Wesley Snipes's movies. This movie doesn't even try. The title is the best part about it.
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| Oct 10, 2010 |  |
hellboy76 | 36 10th |
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The art of farts.
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| Dec 28, 2009 |  |
Vandelay1 | 37 31st |
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Watchable
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| Dec 19, 2009 | WoozyB | 55 10th |
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Only watch it for the Matrix copycat fight scene at the end.
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| Apr 11, 2009 | spacefloh | 42 24th |
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eng;
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| Dec 12, 2008 |  |
Isobelmoon | 57 50th |
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A movie to pass time.
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| Sep 03, 2008 |  |
MJVmovieMan | 21 3rd |
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Wholly disengaged action sequences act as filler for a loose Chinese/American assassination plot involving the United Nations and one of its superagents (Wesley Snipes) being framed for murder, but the storyline is so poorly constructed that for all its setup, there's nothing to really follow. All the studio delivers is a mindless Wesley Snipes spy thriller with poor action sequences, a boring 'hero,' no central villain, and an absolutely useless and uneventful conspiracy plot.
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| Mar 08, 2008 |  |
yilb | 20 7th |
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Wes could stand to do a better movie. Are most of the action scenes filmed in silhouette or with out his head so he doesn't have to do the actions? How about this convoluted hard to follow who gives a poop plot, huh? A couple decent stunts.
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| Aug 22, 2007 | st_fly | 40 41st |
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ok
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
ServantDagon | 69 20th |
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Snipes vs. Biehn!!!!
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
TripleSH | 25 16th |
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Aside from a decent ending fight sequence, Wesley Snipes proves he still can't carry any film by himself that doesn't have "Blade" somewhere in the title.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | GaryTheLlama | 5 4th |
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A totally forgettable movie.
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| Mar 22, 2007 |  |
TedDedon | 14 4th |
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Bad movie except for the part when Snipes breaks that dude's knee.
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| Feb 27, 2007 |  |
doctor7 | 36 22nd |
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An action movie with only mediocre action. That's a problem. While it's not really a bad movie it's certainly nothing special. Not bad enough to remember, not good enough to remember either and thus it's forgettable (unless you're a huge Wesley Snipes fan).
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| Average Percentile 25.56% from 550 Ratings |  |