Notebook Reviews: THE SIEGE

Edward Zwick – 1998.

The Siege is a so-so but unspectacular action-drama from director Ed Zwick.

It’s all a little flaccid considering the combined star-power of Bruce Willis and Denzel Washington. The Siege has some fine moments, but they’re wasted when surrounded by such dull plotting. Willis is criminally underused, while Annette Bening‘s turn seems misjudged.

Ultimately, The Siege (I’ll always know it by its original title, Martial Law) pulls too many punches considering the tale it’s trying to tell.

A disappointment.