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Eraser

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Eraser (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 44

Fresh: 14

Rotten:30

Average Rating: 4.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Muscle-bound, heavily-accented John Kruger is employed by the Witness Protection Program as an "eraser." In other words, he wipes out a witness's identity in order to save him or her from potential... Muscle-bound, heavily-accented John Kruger is employed by the Witness Protection Program as an "eraser." In other words, he wipes out a witness's identity in order to save him or her from potential harm. One such person is beautiful Lee Cullen, who possesses vital information regarding super high-tech weapons -- and a government conspiracy connected to them. Krueger's job protecting Cullen will lead to some action-packed, death-defying adventures for the pair, as gunmen and goons and even alligators seem to be waiting for them around every corner. Furthermore, a traitor within the Witness Protection Program is hell-bent on violently erasing Krueger himself. [More]

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, James Coburn

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, James Coburn, Robert Pastorelli, Andy Romano, James Cromwell, Danny Nucci, Nick Chinlund, Michael Papajohn, Joe Viterelli, Mark Rolston, John Slattery, Robert Miranda

Director: Charles Russell

Director: Charles Russell
Composer: Alan Silvestri, Walter Werzowa
Producer: Anne Kopelson, Arnold Kopelson
Screenwriter: Walon Green, Tony Puryear
Story: Walon Green, Michael S. Chernuchin, Tony Puryear

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10/18/08
Susan Stark
Detroit News

Welcome back, big guy.

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08/24/08
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine

The advanced weaponry and nifty scopes notwithstanding, most of the gunplay is pretty standard-issue, with most of the victims being anonymous targets present just to be picked off.

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08/24/08
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Big-budget action filmmaking at its dullest.

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08/24/08
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As entertaining and solid as its leading man.

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08/24/08
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It's the sort of plot you've seen so many times before that you forget exactly where you've seen it before, though you know it probably worked better then.

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07/30/07
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

It's a movie constructed around three or four self-consciously 'cool' episodes, and passably entertaining as such, but there's also an awful lot of uncool contrivance, coincidence and contempt for the audience.

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01/26/06
Time Out
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James Caan is good as the heavy, but the movie degenerates into routine comic-book mayhem.

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01/23/06
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

...a minor addition to the Schwarzenegger oeuvre

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07/10/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Schwarzenegger delivers big action, big stunts and high-tech suspense, but Eraser ultimately fails to thrill.

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03/18/05
John Wirt
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

Explosions, stunts, big guns, and Ah-nuld.

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12/20/04
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies

Second-rate Arnold, but entertainingly over-the-top.

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10/14/04
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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03/27/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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03/10/04
Frank Swietek
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12/29/03
Rob Blackwelder
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I'm a Schwarzenegger fan, except for the comedies.

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10/01/03
Victoria Alexander
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06/26/03
Walter Chaw
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05/20/03
Susan Tavernetti
Palo Alto Weekly

It's sucktacular.

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04/24/03
Rob Vaux
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