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Ce film, qui compte beaucoup de grands noms, mérite une étoile supplémentaire pour son excellent final. (27/09/2009)

I feel like I've seen this story somewhere before. Every piece of the script seems to have fallen out of a different movie, where it was also better executed. And that's why Uncomfortable, Point of View, or Babel all come together in one place, along with an incomprehensible chronological arrangement, and I am just vainly searching for fragments that I truly liked, instead of just being bored. As expected, Reese is the one thing that stands out, as I believe her character completely, and Jake Gyllenhaal effortlessly proves that he is a true acting chameleon. Sadly, two stars for a sterile exploration of relationships with Muslims that ultimately leads nowhere. (11/09/2008)

When you are attacked by some lunatic, there is your state to take care of you. It will punish the attacker. But when it is your own father who attacks you, who do you turn to then? This is actually a movie about the classic "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" Who guards the guardians? How far can the government go to obtain the truth? How can it treat people? Is torture still an acceptable means? A strong theme that is at times truly intense. In war, there is no presumption of innocence or humanity. Is that true? And by the way, are we still at war? Well, not us, but the Americans. Obviously, they can't get enough of wars, and in this sense, I would say the film doesn't exaggerate that much. After all, some news that leaks out speaks for itself. Torture is still a means to confession. Just like during the Inquisition. I like movies where you can purely hate the characters. This is one of them. Great idea: By torturing one person, you create countless more enemies. It's not a brilliant masterpiece where everything fits perfectly, the acting performances are not exceptional (except for Meryl, but she's always great), the script is sometimes unnecessarily stretched, but thematically, it had a strong impact on me. (14/03/2014)