Don Cheedle (Reign Over Me) plays a phenomenal role in this film as he has truly developed into a leading man after such films as Hotel Rwanda. He plays a double cover agent, basically a former CIA poperative who has converted to Islam and joined al-Qaeda, however, he is really playing the whole thing off as a spin to intercept intel and mismanage al-Qaeda resources and ops.
The plot circles around him gaining credibility by staging various terrorist acts and playing shadow games with al-Qaeda to make them believe they are truly making a difference, inciting terror, while the actual efforts are geared towards coordinating planted bodies, identifying non-targets to spin as targets.
The two way nature of his mission makes him, much like Mother Night, a prime target to become collateral damage as he may be mistaken for a genuine terrorist. TO be perfectly honest, this movie was engaging and entertaining, but I really don’t remember the specifics and details, and if someone suggested it, I’d probably just say that I had already seen it.
It’s got rewatch value, but it’s very much a action, plot twist, thriller movie without much depth or meaning, other than the whole debate over what an identity truly is, and how one can preserve ones self.
The whole thing is fun, and goes by really quickly, so I give it a 2, and enjoyed it a great deal, but it’s not like a cinematic genius or anything.
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