Sam Stoddard finds director Ed Zwick's thriller "a wasted effort," but awards the film two stars.

Sean Means finds Ed Zwick's big screen civics lesson "muddles the finer points of civil liberties." Includes running time and MPAA rating.

Matt Lawrence admits to being affected by the political thriller's convincing sense of reality. Includes critic's rating and merchandise links.

Read a review and user comments for director Ed Zwick's thriller about terrorism. Includes cast list and user ratings.

Multi ethnic cast must mean "it's okay to cheer for these previously demonized groups," or does it deflect the controversy surrounding the film?

JB offers a plot summary, critique, 1-10 scale rating, and little-known facts about the Ed Zwick film and its stars. With merchandising links.

Kerry Douglas Dye admonishes filmgoers not to be taken in by "The Siege." Includes an image of the movie poster.

Mongo lauds the well-written screenplay of the Ed Zwick action thriller and rates it "no suction!" Includes cast list and MPAA rating.

Ram Samudrala finds director Ed Zwick's thriller watchable, and offers insight into reasons for "past and future Islamic terrorist attacks."

Sean Axmaker makes the astute point that Ed Zwick "has shown us the face of a police state without exposing its core." With publicity stills.

Sam Adams wonders whether Ed Zwick's thriller suffers more from "a failure of imagination or a failure of nerve." Includes a publicity still.

Chicago Sun-Times film critic finds insidious prejudicial attitudes in director Ed Zwick's thriller, and asks "was this movie really necessary?"

Charles Taylor addresses the charges of racism leveled against the film by some Arab and Islamic groups. Includes a publicity still.

Mick LaSalle comments about how Ed Zwick's attempts at complexity and fair-mindedness confuse the simple story. With critic's and MPAA rating.

Walter Addiego offers his evaluation of the thriller that starts out thoughtful but ends up mindless. Includes MPAA rating.

SMC awards the Ed Zwick action flick "extra points for bombing the living daylights out of New York." With rating of three and a half Babylons.

Noodles concludes that the otherwise well-made film is "a walking contradiction." Includes a publicity still of Denzel Washington.

Wesley Morris characterizes Ed Zwick's political thriller as "suspenseful, entertaining, occasionally insulting." With running time and links.

Joey Thorne offers three and a half stars for director Ed Zwick's thriller, in spite of some obvious holes in the plot about Arab terrorists.

David Walsh denounces the Ed Zwick flick as "offensive... to anyone who knows anything about the world." With related links.