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• Day of Reckoning by Myung-Jin Lee, Richard A. Knaak (2002)

  [6/10]

  "This second volume has much better scene to scene continuity than the first volume, but I still have some problems with the presentation."

• Die Hard directed by John McTiernan (1988)

  [9/10]

  "You can watch Die Hard over and over and still get a pleasant thrill with each viewing."

• Flightplan directed by Robert Schwentke (2005)

  [5/10]

  "Flightplan recreates Jodie Foster's character in Panic Room but puts her in a much bigger room (a jumbo jet) and with a bigger cast."

• Syriana directed by Stephen Gaghan (2006)

  [6/10]

  "In spite of good performances by an amazing cast, the preachy message of Syriana turned me off."

• Wanted directed by Timur Bekmambetov (2008)

  [8/10]

  "Over half of the film centers on Wesley training to take his place in the guild of assassins. Wesley doesn't have much fun training, but the film moves the story along with a nice combination of explosions, rapid-fire gunfights, chase scenes, and the discovery of cool and interesting things about the weavers' heritage and skills. You don't get a lot of deep thought out of Wanted, but you do get a fun, adolescent romp filled with plenty of action."

• World Trade Center directed by Oliver Stone (2006)

  [6/10]

  "Stone does an excellent job of developing his characters, in spite of having his main characters immobolized in a pile of rubble. He also never allows the story to get overly sentimental and avoids overtly manipulating the audience's emotions."

  Average score: 6.67