Jake Gyllenhaal,
Reese Witherspoon,
Alan Arkin,
Peter Sarsgaard,
Omar Metwally
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The director of the Academy Award-winning 2006 crime drama Tsotsi returns to the helm with this tale of a Middle East CIA operative who begins to have doubts about his latest assignment after witnessi... read more
Directed by: Gavin Hood
Release Date: October 19, 2007
DVD Release Date: February 22, 2008
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October 31, 2011I had heard mixed things about Rendition. When I finally gave it a shot, I didn't understand why people where a bit negative towards the film. The film is a well crafted thriller and is one of the better genre films to come out in quite some time. The cast here are well assembled... read more
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August 5, 2011Interestingly 'unHollywood' for a 'Hollywood' film and certainly do not judge this as a typical Reece Witherspoon film, it's anything but!
Opinions will vary on Intelligence methods, either way it's a voyeuristic view of something that the average person would never witness.
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April 1, 2011Rendition is not particularly clever and not particularly thrilling. Only the naive will feel like they've learnt something here and the 'Time-line Twist' isn't really much of a payoff considering how long and dull it all is. The performances are good, although Reese Witherspoon ... read more
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January 11, 2011It actually is an under rated movie, it is better than what people think! The story is original, I've never seen other like this before. Jake Gyllenhaal does not do that much role in the film, but his acting is great. Reese Witherspoon have a great character and she illustrates a... read more
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January 8, 2011Good screenplay,
good acting.
Good film !
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January 8, 2011Isn't particularly a well constructed film and tries to be clever, which knocks of the pace of the film. However, the plot is original and keeps you attentive throughout with some good performances from Witherspoon and Gyllenhaal. Worth a try.
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December 29, 2010Geez, Louise. How can you take a topic this important and turn it into a trivial non-entity? Why am I even asking this question? Just hazard watching this piece of borat and, if you can choke it down, you'll see for yourself. I mean, does anyone watching this even care about... read more
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November 17, 2010Virtually all the arguments against torture, and a few of the arguments for, are portrayed in this film; it is a textbook example of a thesis-driven film. But my relatively low star rating has nothing to do with my agreement with its anti-torture thesis. Rather, I think this fi... read more
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August 20, 2009An interesting set of inter-related stories - a US citizen is being tortured in Northern Africa as he supposedly received phone calls from a terrorist; the daughter of a local army official runs away home; a young terrorist tried to kill that army official; a green CIA agent is a... read more
Critic Reviews
October 22, 2007
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
October 20, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
If these new, allegedly topical movies are to make us feel anything -- to move us toward any action or even just toward any fresh realization -- they need to at least seem alive on the screen, instead... Full Review
October 19, 2007
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
That it's embarrassingly plausible, that it depicts things that have happened and that are probably still happening, is enough to make Americans sick to their stomach. Full Review
October 19, 2007
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
It's one thing for a thriller to be timely, quite another for it to function as Rendition does, a gripping piece of entertainment with a clear head on its shoulders. Full Review
October 19, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Rendition, while engrossing, does not grab us as it should. Full Review
October 19, 2007
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
As it goes about hitting its predictable marks, including a reassuring burst of moral outrage, Rendition suffers, finally, from not being extraordinary enough. Full Review
October 19, 2007
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Give us a genuine dilemma, put us on the spot. Rendition -- though it is a very good, challenging film that will have you thinking and talking afterward -- doesn't. Full Review
October 19, 2007
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Rendition has been made with an awful lot of volume and outrage, but you wish it had some intellect and artistry, too. Full Review
October 19, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Morose instead of outraged and static instead of penetrating. Full Review
October 19, 2007
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
[Hood] can be accused of one-siding the debate over interrogation tactics like water-boarding and electrocution. But since when do movies have to be fair and balanced? Full Review
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