
After the abduction by the US military of an Islamic religious leader, New York City becomes the target of escalating terrorist attacks. Anthony Hubbard, the head of the FBI's Counter-Terrorism Task Force in New York, teams up with CIA operative Elise Kraft to hunt down the terrorist cells responsible for the attacks. As the bombings continue, the US government responds by declaring martial law, sending US troops, led by Gen. Devereaux, into the streets of New York City.... (Full plot summary below)
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After the abduction by the US military of an Islamic religious leader, New York City becomes the target of escalating terrorist attacks. Anthony Hubbard, the head of the FBI's Counter-Terrorism Task Force in New York, teams up with CIA operative Elise Kraft to hunt down the terrorist cells responsible for the attacks. As the bombings continue, the US government responds by declaring martial law, sending US troops, led by Gen. Devereaux, into the streets of New York City.
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| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliIt's a thinking person's thriller, where pyrotechnics give way to plot, character development supplants fight scenes, and adrenaline does not short-circuit intelligence. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranA political thriller with more plausibility -- and yes, more thrills -- than most. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIt's a cautionary tale about the excesses of jingoist paranoia, and the folly of it all is that the more the film descends into somber liberal chest thumping, the less engrossing it becomes. |
| Dallas ObserverAndy KleinA political film in the form of a thriller, rather than a garden-variety potboiler gleefully helping itself to stock political tropes from the genre's grab bag. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWhat a shame, therefore, that in its puritanical treatment of the only strong female character, the otherwise politically correct police story is blithely unaware of its own closet misogyny. |
| Village VoiceGary DauphinAn intramural debate masquerading as an action movie. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIn its clumsy way, it throws in comments now and then to show it knows the difference between Arab terrorists and American citizens. |
| Salon.comCharles TaylorIf The Siege frustrates anyone, it should be the moviegoers who turn up expecting the kind of clean resolution that action movies thrive on. |
| VarietyTodd McCarthyA potentially provocative idea is played out to diminishing returns. |
| The New York TimesElvis MitchellEdward Zwick's ultimately sedate thriller starts out with crisply efficient style and the potential for a much more involving story. |