Of course, «The Peacemaker's» real selling point is action, and Leder proves herself a crackerjack action director, with some seriously intense set - pieces — a train wreck that opens the film,
a horrifying nuclear blast, a car chase in a crowded plaza, a foot chase through the streets of New York and, best of all, a nail - biting standoff on a bridge between a truck armed with nuclear weapons and military helicopters.