Review of Rendition (2007) by Shari R — 06 Apr 2012

I was dumb founded at how off the charts HAMMY this was. Full of "hostage" cliche goodness. Reese Witherspoon was so amazingly awful in the movie that she certainly almost entered MOVIE JAIL for this turd alone. Remember the "Hostage returns home" scene where, Cab pulls up to the home (of course they wouldnt have met him at the Airport right?), Son is playing with ball in yard.. long stares with deadpan emotion, longing stares commence and continue, Wife walks out of house with newly born baby in arms to join in the cavalcade of long, emotion-less stares... not a single tear on said Wife's face. Until they slowly, like Zombies, move in to each others arms.

Im not kidding you I was LAUGHING OUT LOUD!!! Gavin Hood shouldnt be directing traffic. RENDITION, had I seen it in the year it was released, would have easily been on my WORST of list.

"Wheres my HUSBAND?? Just tell me hes OK" - LOL!!! Witherspoon FULLY LOADED! OH, And Jake Gyllenhal.?? He looks stoned the entire film. When did , EMPTY EMOTIONLESS face = acting?? Because in this movie its the ONLY direction I imagine these people are getting. OHHH and you'll love the little Time structure twist that brightens up the whole movie. For lack of a better word RETARDED is the only thing that suffices, I honestly could not role my eyes up into the back of my head harder.

AND finally.. lets remember ONE thing... WE (The United States) are the REAL Terrorists... not THE TERRORISTS.

Thanks Hollywood. Losers.