The storyline: A convert to Islam sends the U.S. government a tape showing him in three nondescript storage rooms, each of which may contain a nuclear bomb set to detonate in less than a week. Helen Brody, an FBI agent in L.A., is tasked with finding the bombs while a CIA "consultant," known as H, interrogates the suspect who has allowed himself to be caught. The suspect, whose wife and children have left him and disappeared, seems to know exactly what the interrogation will entail. Even as H ratchets up the pressure, using torture over Brody's objection, the suspect doesn't crack. Should H do the unthinkable, and will Brody allow it? Is any Constitutional principle worth possible loss of life?
Well the movie was excellent! Samuel L. Jackson played a great role as the black-ops interrogator, but when have we seen him play a bad role or even one that we couldn't believe? Never. Carrie-Anne Moss portrayed a FBI agent in this one. Not as sexy as Trinity (from The Matrix), but she still played the part to perfection. I do recommend everyone watch it, and think about the possibilities... The torture methods were gruesome, but very well used. The movie has some very good and believable blood scenes. It may just be me, but I never remember seeing any advertisements for this film. Maybe it was because of the nature of the movie, terrorism is a very touchy subject, especially when it is portrayed on U.S. soil. We feel like because we live here we are so damn safe, when actually it is quite the opposite. Sure we have higher security at the airports now, but why would I try to bring anything through there? If I wanted to bring something in that isn't suppose to be here, I would just package it neatly and ship it to an address in the states. Hell you could even use UPS or FedEx to ship it. My point is that we need to be more aware of our surroundings and get this false sense of security out of our heads... Also, I think people believe that they have particular rights, well you do, to a certain extent...but when you are dealing with our government, they have the right to take your rights...Ok, I have said enough, go out and watch the movie if you haven't already, and let me know what you think about it.
