the review for rendition generally haven not be favorable and so i wait until it move to the local discount theatre to see it . the film tell the story of anwar el ibrahimi and an american egyptian scientist who be pluck from his international flight and haul in for interrogation after a strange coincidence link him to a recent terrorist attack in an unnamed north african country . not as bad a i would fear and it an interesting and think provoke entry in the ripped from the headline thriller genre . the film ultimately ask tough question concern u. s. method of pry information from political prisoner represent be cross the formerly uncrossed line of ( openly ) employ torture on suspected terrorist something our country should be do . do it yield useful information that help save life . if so and at what cost . what sort of monster do we create when innocent people be take prisoner and torture . by sanction the use of torture and what sort of monster do we a a country become . it always disappoint when a film with such provocative material be sloppy with some of the detail that make good film great . for example and i would like to have empathize with anwar wife and who spend the entire film try to track him down and but the only identifiable personality trait she give be an advanced state of pregnancy . rendition also seem to imply that arab woman who do not go along with their father arrange marriage be only ask for trouble and and there a poorly conceive scrapbook keep by another of the film main character that too conveniently spell out in great detail all the information his love interest just happen to be in urgent need of at that particular moment . i laugh out loud and when the moment should have be fill with dread . the film feature a good central performance by jake gyllenhaal and strong ( but too brief ) appearance by hollywood veteran meryl streep and alan arkin and as well a impressive turn by omar atwally a anwar el ibrahimi and also by actor moa khouas and zineb oukach and yigal naor and all of whom i would much enjoy see in future film that have nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism . good luck to them . the five or so stories rendition follow be weave together nicely and until the filmmaker insert a slight but effective twist that finally allude to the never end cycle of carnage that violent attack of terror beget .