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...Africa by Muslim extremists and other escalating terrorist advances against the U.S., the film depicts events very similar to those that are happening around us, much as Primary Colors did about the Clinton sex scandal. An action film taught with suspense, The Siege has also raised the ire of Arab-American groups fuming at yet another portrayal of Arabs as crazed religious zealots and bombers. The Siege has many shortfalls, including two-dimensional characters. The Siege has its thrills and suspenses, and its big name cast shouldn't fail to lure the crowds, but don't expect much more than...
Compared to past movies like True Lies and Executive Decision, Adeeb noted that this was "much less stereotypical," and for the first time, portrayed the existence of an everyday, unassuming, innocent Arab-American community.All the same, he cringed when Kraft had lineslike, "[Palestinians] seduce you with theirsuffering...
...Africa by Muslim extremists and other escalating terrorist advances against the U.S., the film depicts events very similar to those that are happening around us, much as Primary Colors did about the Clinton sex scandal. An action film taught with suspense, The Siege has also raised the ire of Arab-American groups fuming at yet another portrayal of Arabs as crazed religious zealots and bombers. The Siege has many shortfalls, including two-dimensional characters. The Siege has its thrills and suspenses, and its big name cast shouldn't fail to lure the crowds, but don't expect much more than...
...action film taut with suspense, The Siege has also raised the ire of Arab-American groups fuming at yet another portrayal of Arabs as crazed religious zealots and bombers. The Council on American-Islamic Relations has demanded that the religious symbols be removed from the film, fearing another rise in the already prevalent hate crimes against Muslims. Hopefully, once these groups see the film however, they will realize that it makes a concerted and obvious attempt toward the opposite direction and seeks to raise awareness of the dangers of this prominent stereotype...
...part seems little more than an expanded cameo. Annette Bening is a covert CIA officer, Elise Kraft, whose motives remain multi-faceted and unclear, and while sexual tension surrounds her interaction with Hubbard, she has eyes only for a possible ally of the terrorists. Tony Shalhoub is an Arab-American FBI agent caught in the middle of the debacle, and as someone who has deliberately avoided playing to the Arab mold throughout his career, his appearance lends credence to the non-racist nature of the film...