Stars: George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Matt Adler, Randall Batinkoff, Jim Haynie, Carlos Gomez, Michael Boatman, Jay Acovone, Gary Werntz, Holt McCallany, Goran Visnjic, Alexander Yatsko, Sebastian Roche, Goran Visnjic, Dejan Acimovic, Alexander Baluyev, Gordon Catlin, James Colby, Joan Copeland, Blaise Corrigan, Alma Cuervo, Leslie Dilley, Charles Dumas, Ramsey Faragallah, Murphy Guyer, Marcel Iures, Skako Juraga, Hubert Kramer, David S. Lomax, Bruce MacVittie, Rene Medvesek, Harsh Nayyar, John Ottavio, Lunoir Paulovic, Alexander Peskov, Adina Porter, Alexander Strobele, Tamara Tunie, Hannah Werntz

Director: Mimi Leder

Summary: When a cache of Russian atomic warheads are stolen a Special Forces Colonel and a nuclear scientist begin investigating.

Brash Special Forces intelligence officer Thomas Devoe (George Clooney) teams up with antismuggling official Dr. Julia Kelly (Nicole Kidman) to track down runaway nuclear bombs which have fallen into the dastardly hands of a Yugoslavian terrorist determined to draw attention to the slaughter in his former homeland by nuking midtown Manhattan. Clooney makes another run at action stardom, this time under the direction of his ER producer, Mimi Leder. The film is based on the writings of investigative journalists Andrew and Leslie Cockburn.

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It seems that thrillers these days--even good ones--are all about scene-chewing bad guys, cute retorts fit for the Dennis Miller show and one big special effect to end the movie. Well, something like The Peacemaker, the first feature film from DreamWorks, puts the record straight. Here is an expertly paced thriller with a sensible villain, smart instead of cute dialogue, and a focus on action instead of special effects. It's not original, just solid. It's the second of these energetic and effective thrillers that writer Michael Schiffer (Crimson Tide) has penned. The White House Nuclear Smuggling Group tracks down 10 stolen nuclear bombs after a suspicious train wreck in Russia. The acting head of the department (Nicole Kidman) and her military field officer (George Clooney) are off to Europe to track down the bombs. Instead of a Gary Oldman-Bruce Dern madman, The Peacemaker's heavy is an unknown Romanian actor (Marcul Iures) playing a Bosnian rebel who works passionately and quietly. This may be a popcorn movie, but it uses the ripe emotions of the Bosnian War to create tension. This is the best film vehicle yet for the overwhelming charisma of George Clooney as a quick-witted, generally warm Oliver North type who will seek deadly vengeance without pause. He's matched very well by the professional polish of Nicole Kidman who is showing great flexibility in dividing her roles between serious and fun fare. --Doug Thomas

On the DVD: Extras are pretty minimal, with just two very brief featurettes. The first has director Mimi Leder talking about her two stars in between blooper reel outtakes; the second has some behind-the-scenes footage of two stunt sequences, the Viennese car chase and the New York street chase (the latter of which shows George Clooney doing all his own running). Two theatrical trailers complete the package. The feature itself is well presented in anamorphic widescreen and Dolby 5.1.with the choice of English or German language options. --Mark Walker

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Deleted Scenes, Behind-the-Scenes Footage, Trailers, Booklet with Production Notes
Year:	1997
Release Date:	June 19, 2006
Runtime:	118 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D S L 1418
Keywords:	Action, General, Peacemaker, Adventure
Genre:	Action/Adventure