Gavin Hood's Hollywood debut after winning the Oscar for TSOTSI is a powerful drama that sheds some light on those innocent people caught in the middle on the war on terror.Reese Whiterspoon plays a woman who looks for her husband (Omar Metwally) who has been kidnapped by CIA agents and tortured in a foreign country under the supervision of rookie agent played by Jake Gyllenhaal. Meryl Streep, Alan Arkin and Peter Sarsgaard provide the right support in this morality tale on the current situation in the US. However the project failed to reach the audiences since it's too painful a topic. Those who are affected couldn't bare it while those who should watch it will put their heads in the sand to avoid it. While the story is compelling and current, it might have been to premature to put on screen for it to make any money but morally a right one. An excellent cast with a complex story should please those who dare to watch something beyond mindless entertainment. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
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