I wasnโt really sure what to expect from this movie but since it looked promising, I thought I might as well check it out. First of all, Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce must be two of the most underrated actors at work nowadays and it was a real treat to see them together. To be honest, I must say that, even though Guy Pearce was as usual pretty good in this movie, I thought the guy was actually rather underused. On the other hand, it was pretty neat that Don Cheadle was playing the lead for once and he delivered once again a really strong performance. Concerning the story, I thought it was entertaining enough but, to be honest, it was nothing really mind-blowing. I mean, they went for a gritty approach but even so, it remained a rather far-fetched thriller with a rather convoluted story. On top of that, seriously, Iโm pretty sure I will forget the whole thing in a couple of days. Concerning Jeffrey Nachmanoff, even though it was a decent directing effort, the guy wouldnโt direct another movie during the next 10 years. Anyway, to conclude, it was a rather well made terrorism related thriller and, thanks above all to the good actors involved, it is an enjoyable flick and it is definitely worth a look.
Traitor Reviews
A good movie
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I Was Expecting Much More.
Posted : 15 years, 2 months ago on 22 January 2009 04:24The previews make this movie look great. Almost like a Bourne type flick. To be honest with you, there were probably only one or two action related scenes. I personally don't mind films containing no action, but when it is advertised as action packed, I usually expect just that.
"Traitor" is your normal run of the mill suspense thriller. It is about a man turned terrorist named Samir Horn (Don Cheadle). He is caught selling some nuclear devices in a foreign country, and is held in jail for a bit of time. He then breaks out with a terrorist organization he ends up joining. The group asks him to go on a number of terrorist missions: bombing, etc. Meanwhile the Government is hunting him down with tons of evidence against him. He ends up helping the Government out by giving out directions to the final operation. Samir is than home free.
I wasn't very impressed with the main scheme of this film. I've seen it all before. If they would have added some more aspects mentioned in the plot and trailers, it would have been great. I also noticed it kept going for too long of a period. They tried too hard to get the point of the film across.
Positive aspects: Good story, nice cast, unique filming locations, and pretty suspenseful for the first half hour-forty five minutes. Not a bad film per-say, but not anywhere near what I would have imagined.
"Traitor" is your normal run of the mill suspense thriller. It is about a man turned terrorist named Samir Horn (Don Cheadle). He is caught selling some nuclear devices in a foreign country, and is held in jail for a bit of time. He then breaks out with a terrorist organization he ends up joining. The group asks him to go on a number of terrorist missions: bombing, etc. Meanwhile the Government is hunting him down with tons of evidence against him. He ends up helping the Government out by giving out directions to the final operation. Samir is than home free.
I wasn't very impressed with the main scheme of this film. I've seen it all before. If they would have added some more aspects mentioned in the plot and trailers, it would have been great. I also noticed it kept going for too long of a period. They tried too hard to get the point of the film across.
Positive aspects: Good story, nice cast, unique filming locations, and pretty suspenseful for the first half hour-forty five minutes. Not a bad film per-say, but not anywhere near what I would have imagined.
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