Edward Zwick directed this film that stars Denzel Washington as FBI counter Terrorism Taskforce leader Anthony Hubbard, who enlists the help of a CIA agent(played by Annette Bening) to battle an escalating series of terrorist attacks in New York city after the U.S. abducted a radical Islamic religious leader. When one attack in particular hits close to home for all, Martial Law is declared by Major General William Devereux(played by Bruce Willis) which greatly alarms Hubbard, as his fellow agent, an Arab American(played by Tony Shalhoub) is rounded up with other suspects in an internment camp, while the CIA agent knows more than she's willing to tell about the terrorist cells responsible... Well-intentioned but overly preachy film forgoes dramatic storytelling in favor of speechifying, and result isn't particularly believable either, despite inevitable comparisons to the real-life horror of 9/11...
Review of The Siege
