most of this political thriller present a a mostly run of the mill movie with a somewhat well development of many of the major character and that be much appreciate and until the big twist and powerful climax that recall twist experience in silence of the lamb and or the sixth sense . reese witherspoon a the distraught wife of the miss egyptian husband and yigal naor a the strong armed interrogator offer strong performance . jake gyllenhaal unfortunately be hand a more two dimensional character and have to struggle with a stereotypical presentation of the emotionally torn cia analyst that have be present many time before in other movie . early on there be the nice scene with an explosion that resemble a scene at the end of save private ryan and the silent scene that be use so effectively in reflect one consequence of violence . the script also provide a little more glimpse into the mind set of the enemy but still doesn not allow the audience really much understanding and again permit the audience to wallow in stereotypical characterization . the cinematography and photography also be somewhat of a letdown because unlike jarhead and or blackhawk down and the crisp and raw visceral presentation be miss not allow the audience to really be there in the movie and there be some distance that keep the audience from realize the intensity of the emotion occur on the screen . however and overall and the movie redeem itself by the end and offer the audience a measured look into the complexity of the united state use of rendition and the possible complication and consequence that may occur through it use . eight out of ten star .