Baldly stated, this is true, but the movie, directed by Antoine Fuqua, has been made with ravishing skill.

NEWYORKER: Tears of the Sun

The director, Antoine Fuqua, is trying to appeal both to liberals and to the paleo-conservatives who hate big government and big corporations alike.

NEWYORKER: Shooter

Directed with high-tension skill by Antoine Fuqua.

NEWYORKER: Training Day

The storming of the White House is fun, but once the director, Antoine Fuqua, moves inside the building he loses us with endless scenes of Banning walking down dark corridors and engaging in hand-to-hand combat, shot in the usual fragmented way that makes it impossible to see very much of anything.

NEWYORKER: Olympus Has Fallen