5 Days of War

2011 Action/Adventure

In the midst of an intense five-day war between Russia and the Georgian Republic, a rogue American journalist, his loyal cameraman, and a desperate local woman fight to reveal the truth about the atrocities being committed against innocent civilians. Andy Garcia, Val Kilmer, Rupert Friend, and Emmanuelle Chriqui star in this explosive war drama from Die Hard 2 director Renny Harlin.

Director: Renny Harlin

Starring: Rupert Friend, Richard Coyle, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Heather Graham, Johnathon Schaech

 32 Reviews

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  • Neither innovative nor profound, but it is kinetic, visceral and sometimes moving.

    Mark Jenkins - NPR

    29 November 2012

  • The movie is a continuous barrage of explosions, sneak attacks, chases, life-and-death face-offs, and amazing rescues that are as far-fetched as they are exhilarating. The cheap thrills are compounded by Mikko Alanne and David Battle's screenplay, a wallow in old-time Hollywood boilerplate, some of which you can't believe is being recycled yet again.

    Stephen Holden - The New York Times

    29 November 2012

  • The hard fact, though, is that Harlin's instincts - always toward the massive and slo-mo - make him a fairly dunderheaded political analyst.

    Joshua Rothkopf - Time Out New York

    29 November 2012

  • Should appeal more to those who like to watch stuff blow up than understand exactly why the carnage is transpiring.

    Lou Lumenick - New York Post

    29 November 2012

  • None of the action is coherent; shots and shells are fired, people and killed or not, explosions rend the air, SUVs spin aloft (the same one more than once, I think), and there is no sense of strategy.

    Roger Ebert - The Chicago Sun-Times

    29 November 2012

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