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Reese Witherspoon
Jake Gyllenhaal
Meryl Streep
Alan Arkin
Omar Metwally
Yigal Naor

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A CIA analyst witnesses an unlawful interrogation of a prisoner in a secret location outside the United States. He now questions his position in the government.

09/09/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Gray Area Exposed

I don't understand why "Rendition" was so universally panned upon its theatrical release. I thought it was quite good.

However, it's another one of those political movies that makes me mad. Where do you draw the line between protecting our country and torturing innocent people? The answer seems so simple when you're watching, but for the first time, I sort of understood both sides. This compounded the frustration.

Anyway, as a movie, it was effective with some good acting. I can actually stomach Reese Witherspoon in small, dramatic roles such as in this and in "Crash".

Skin Rating = 3.5 (out of 4). I don't really want to be looking at skin in a movie like this. However, Jake Gyllenhaal shirtless. I'm speechless.

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3/4 

07/31/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Good but Confused

This movie was very well cast with powerful performances all around. The plot was interesting and current, however the order of events in this movie left me confused. It was good, but at the ending credits I was left scratching my head trying to figure things out.

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2.5/4 

04/19/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Strong Acting, Weak Execution

It's really too bad it bombed at the box office. Although imperfect due to its many uneven parts, it still has something to say about certain new policies that the United States have had since September 11, 2001. What I did not like most about this film is its all too predictable dabble with time. I thought that was a bit forced, unnecessary and distracting because it makes the audience think of the past hour and a half rather than focus on what is happening or what is going to happen. If one is not into the accuracy of politics presented in this film, there are many fascinating performances here. Jake Gyllenhaal barely said a word, but when he did, he uttered them with so much power and finesse. I think he flourishes when he plays silent characters with dark sides to them. I hope he cont...

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3/4 

03/30/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Noble effort but can't quite achieve what it wants

This movie has good intentions and wants to deliver home a message - unfortunately it works too hard and tries to weave too many stories into one. There's the main story of the mistaken terrorist going through rendtion, the story of how his wife deals with it at home, the political angle complete with senators, and then the story of what really happened. All stories mean the actors walk around with very serious faces saying very serious dialogue while walking very...seriously. Meryl Streep, Alan Arkin, and Stellen Saarsgard are criminally underused in the political angle, which could have made a good movie on its own. I thought it was pretty funny that Reese Witherspoon's character, who's 9 months pregnant, is walking around in high heels like it's no problem at all. The movie's okay...

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2/4