An average movie

Honestly, I haven't heard much about this flick but any movie starring Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Sheen is a must see in my book. Anyway, it was another example about why you shouldn't know too much before watching any movie. I started watching it without knowing anything except that those two guys were in it and it made the whole thing even more interesting to watch. It reminded me of 'Rendition' in the way that it makes us wonder how far we should go to fight terrorism. Personally, I'm pretty sure that many muslims have been badly tortured, just like Michael Sheen in this movie, and the whole point is : should we actually do it? Is really it worth it? The director and the actors did a pretty good job and I know where I stand but they really succeeded in drawing a grey line between what is right or wrong and that was pretty impressive. Unfortunately, it wasn't really flawless. For example, even though Carrie-Anne Moss did a pretty good job, she looked too good for this part and it was kind of distracting but that was a small thing. Above all, the whole thing tends to loose focus when they get engaged in all kind of thriller theatrics. The most obvious example is how they basically gave Jackson carte blanche to do anything he wants to get some results but, constantly, the people around him stops him and then tell him to go on, and again stops him and then tell him to go on... That was far from being realistic, rather tedious and really a blunt way to show the moral struggle of this tale. So, it was far from being perfect but it made some interesting points and I'm frankly still shaken up after watching it. To conclude, it is an interesting thriller which didn't reach its full potential but it is still worth a look though.

6/10