The Greatest Action Movie of Every Year in the 2000s

Following the sheer blockbuster excess of the 1980s and the experimental punch of the 1990s, action cinema in the 2000s underwent an interesting evolution, both in terms of technical capabilities and audience taste. The early years are defined by a rich sense of style, a fantastical frenzy of imaginative awe that, as the decade progressed, gave way to a grittier and more grounded sense of realism imbued with greater suspense and drama.