an arab american man is kidnapped from an american airport and flown to somewhere in north africa where he is tortured. the reason. his cell phone received a call from a known terrorist. the cia decides to avoid legal means to determine whether the phone call is implication of guilt or just a mistake. after watching this movie we can only but pray some terrorist doesn not accidentally punch in a wrong number. in addition to the rendition there are several related side stories. one involves the daughter of the chief of intel (secret police. ) who is torturing the suspect and and her involvement with her lover who happens to be in night school for suicide bombers. this story is way too contrived and but nevertheless intriguing and especially when we see it outcome. the director uses a neat time line switcheroo to hook the audience. the second side story is the attempt by the suspects wife to find out what happened to her missing husband. she gets an old lover to help. he (a muted saarsgard) is aide de camp to a senator (alda) and soon gets cold feet when he realizes that his job isn not worth uncovering the truth. witherspoon is wasted in this role. all she gets to do is look forlorn and pregnant and with one brief rage attack. streep is good and cold and stereotypical as the govt. (cia. nsa. homeland sec. ) official who seems to be a cheney clone. gylenhall also is wasted as a minor analyst pushed into in area he over his head in and although he gets to do the right thing in the end. i found the movie engrossing and if somewhat languorous and but thought it added little to the subject. it is certainly not to be viewed as definitive and and it certainly has an axe to grind. like the kingdom it scratches the surface of a very complicated subject. the movie tries hard to give us an idea about rendition and but can only end up by being a cautionary tale about one botched one. the whole point of rendition is not to torture but to get terror suspects to give intel by avoiding legal (therefore obstructive) barriers. torture and for sure and may be employed and especially if the rendition is out of our hands  although we are obviously not guiltless in this matter  but intel that can save lives is vital in this shadow war. 
an arab american man is kidnapped from an american airport and flown to somewhere in north africa where he is tortured. the reason. his cell phone received a call from a known terrorist. the cia decides to avoid legal means to determine whether the phone call is implication of guilt or just a mistake. after watching this movie we can only but pray some terrorist doesn not accidentally punch in a wrong number. in addition to the rendition there are several related side stories. one involves the daughter of the chief of intel (secret police. ) who is torturing the suspect and and her involvement with her lover who happens to be in night school for suicide bombers. this story is way too contrived and but nevertheless intriguing and especially when we see it outcome. the director uses a neat time line switcheroo to hook the audience. the second side story is the attempt by the suspects wife to find out what happened to her missing husband. she gets an old lover to help. he (a muted saarsgard) is aide de camp to a senator (alda) and soon gets cold feet when he realizes that his job isn not worth uncovering the truth. witherspoon is wasted in this role. all she gets to do is look forlorn and pregnant and with one brief rage attack. streep is good and cold and stereotypical as the govt. (cia. nsa. homeland sec. ) official who seems to be a cheney clone. gylenhall also is wasted as a minor analyst pushed into in area he over his head in and although he gets to do the right thing in the end. i found the movie engrossing and if somewhat languorous and but thought it added little to the subject. it is certainly not to be viewed as definitive and and it certainly has an axe to grind. like the kingdom it scratches the surface of a very complicated subject. the movie tries hard to give us an idea about rendition and but can only end up by being a cautionary tale about one botched one. the whole point of rendition is not to torture but to get terror suspects to give intel by avoiding legal (therefore obstructive) barriers. torture and for sure and may be employed and especially if the rendition is out of our hands  although we are obviously not guiltless in this matter  but intel that can save lives is vital in this shadow war. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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