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    Rendition

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    I'm not sure why this movie isn't doing any better at the box office. Could be the subject matter. Seems like a lot of the US War-themed movies are not fairing that well this Fall (The Kingdom, In the Valley of Elah, and now Rendition) I really liked this movie, because I think it's important to show this aspect of the "war on terror". The pace was a little slow and uneven, but the acting was very good, and the score is haunting and quite à propos. I appreciate the fact that they didn't go overboard on the torture scenes. Audiences are smart enough to know that more went on that what is shown. We don't need the gory visuals. Reese Witherspoon delivers a good performance. It's not a "Walk the Line" caliber performance, but it is a good one nonetheless. Peter Sarsgaard delivers a great supporting performance, as does Alan Arkin. And Meryl Streep is easy to despise, so she did her job very well too! Jake Gyllenhall played an excellent "withdrawn and struggling" newcomer. His body language spoke more to his characters state of mind than his actual dialogue. The ending was a little disappointing, as were some of the storyline developments. I just couldn't help but think that some of the events just would not have occurred that way. But it is a good movie, and deserves a solid 7/10 rating in my book.

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    rimbaud1972@  31.10.2007 age: 26-35 239 reviews

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