Realistic view of current terrorist situation around the world.
Added 11/20/2009
Everyday, you see on the news something somewhere the 'Terrorist' do terrible things. This portrays one situation from eye-view!
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The role of the Saudi colonel with a heart kept this film from being formulaic
Added 7/29/2009
This film seemed interesting because it was set in Saudi Arabia and plays to the paranoia that most Americans have about the Middle East. Jamie Fox, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman are cast as FBI agents who are sent on a mission to discover who, exactly, attacked the American compound, killing innocent family members of oil executives. Naturally they encounter obstacles as they get little cooperation from the Saudi government with the exception of a colonel, played by Ashraf Barhom, a family man himself with a sense of integrity and who really does his best to help the Americans. That's the premise.
The film is full of those long chase and shoot-em-up scenes that are required in a modern geopolitical thriller such as this. Perhaps they would have been more impressive in a theater, but they lose their effectiveness on a regular TV screen and I was soon bored with them. The acting was adequate and what can be expected in a film like this but the most impressive performance was that of the Saudi Colonel whose humanity kept the film from falling into a formulaic good-guy - bad guy format.
Filmed in Arizona, the film did its best to recreate what Americans tend to think of as the Middle East. But why, then, was Jennifer Garner allowed to run around in bare arms and a bulletproof vest when while all other females in the cast were covered from head to toe in black burkhas?
I really shouldn't be reviewing this film because I'm just not into this type of a flick. I therefore give it a mild recommendation as an action film set in an unusual location. It didn't seem genuine to me but I know I'm not the target audience.
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Excellent Service
Added 7/1/2009
Great sercie. Will use again.
Dianna Wells Shire, author "The Ordinary Life of a Military Woman"
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A by-the-numbers thriller, although pretty well done. One review called 'Syriana For Dummies', which is probably both unfair and yet appropriate. The best performance in the movie is by the Israeli actor Ashraf Barhom, who plays the Saudi secret police chief.
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Added 5/18/2009
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Realistic view of current terrorist situation around the world.
Added 11/20/2009
Everyday, you see on the news something somewhere the 'Terrorist' do terrible things. This portrays one situation from eye-view!
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The role of the Saudi colonel with a heart kept this film from being formulaic
Added 7/29/2009
This film seemed interesting because it was set in Saudi Arabia and plays to the paranoia that most Americans have about the Middle East. Jamie Fox, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman are cast as FBI agents who are sent on a mission to discover who, exactly, attacked the American compound, killing innocent family members of oil executives. Naturally they encounter obstacles as they get little cooperation from the Saudi government with the exception of a colonel, played by Ashraf Barhom, a family man himself with a sense of integrity and who really does his best to help the Americans. That's the premise.
The film is full of those long chase and shoot-em-up scenes that are required in a modern geopolitical thriller such as this. Perhaps they would have been more impressive in a theater, but they lose their effectiveness on a regular TV screen and I was soon bored with them. The acting was adequate and what can be expected in a film like this but the most impressive performance was that of the Saudi Colonel whose humanity kept the film from falling into a formulaic good-guy - bad guy format.
Filmed in Arizona, the film did its best to recreate what Americans tend to think of as the Middle East. But why, then, was Jennifer Garner allowed to run around in bare arms and a bulletproof vest when while all other females in the cast were covered from head to toe in black burkhas?
I really shouldn't be reviewing this film because I'm just not into this type of a flick. I therefore give it a mild recommendation as an action film set in an unusual location. It didn't seem genuine to me but I know I'm not the target audience.
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Excellent Service
Added 7/1/2009
Great sercie. Will use again.
Dianna Wells Shire, author "The Ordinary Life of a Military Woman"
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