this be a mildly enjoyable flick which attempt to be a serious political thriller but in my opinion fall very short of the mark . this be mainly due to the exceedingly annoy hollywood need to always create some romantic chemistry between the lead male and female character . ok in this case it be not take too far but it still feel false and a though it have be add in just to keep the lady in the audience happy ( or rather the hollywood executive idea of what will make lady in the audience happy ) . in try to be serious and political the film come off at time as just be confuse . and the there the plot hole and oh my god and there be just too many to mention . some of the action and suspense sequence be great like the magnificent bit with the bus . kidman be as usual very good but penn at time feels very one dimensional and too much cowling at the camera .