Rendition
October 5, 2007
What’s it about:
Thanks to Elsa O’ Toole for the heads up on this one. Directed by the Oscar winning Director Gavin Hood and featuring an ensemble cast of Meryl Streep, Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, JK Simmons and Alan Arkin Rendition is a series of vignettes that allow a detailed account of what happens when American authorities detain suspected terrorists and the measures they use to ensure their abduction goes unnoticed.
Is it any good:
I’m a fan of Hood’s work so it was not surprising that I liked this. The story, whilst on the face of it is pretty depressing, unfolds in an unconventional manner. Your perception and the stance you take at the beginning of the film will be challenged and I guarantee you that at several points during the movie you’ll get a little teary…unless you are pretty cold and heartless killing machine.
You’ll remember this bit:
The film’s story revolves around an assassination attempt and the way in which the participants in this are unveiled is masterful. The skilled way in which Hood’s would be assassin is revealed is well thought out and a great pay off for sitting through, what at times are painful scenes.
E.T.A: 19th October
