The Siege - 3 stars out of 10

The Siege - 3 stars out of 10

"The Siege" is an average action film with a cookie-cutter plot and a few memorable monologues by Denzel Washington.  I feel like a lot of the overarching themes were lost as I was waiting for Denzel's amazing acting to match wits with Bruce Willis' awesome action moments.  In the end, Denzel did a good job with the script that he was given but he could only do so much.  And Willis certainly did not take on his John McClane persona.  Annette Bening was there but didn't leave much of an impression and I just couldn't buy Tony Shalhoub's Lebanese accent (though, it's hard to picture him as anybody other than Adrian Monk).  The film has a few interesting twists but by the time that they appeared, I was completely disinterested.  The film is an anomaly because it started with an intense action sequence and got straight into the plot, and yet... I had no desire to continue.  In the world of hit or miss, "The Siege" misses its mark over and over again.