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By Armond White (604) for New York Press (561) on 02 Sep 2008

Martin sacrifices tough satire for apolitical piety. Traitor could have been called Patriot, but the latter notion is unfashionable…

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By Linda Cook (1,442) for Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (1,206) on 30 Aug 2008

Talented actor Don Cheadle brings yet another angst-driven character to life in 'Traitor,' a looka t the question of whether the means ever…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 28 Aug 2008

a surprising, mature action thriller that is thought provoking, action-packed (in an intelligent way)…

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By Sean Gandert (81) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 28 Aug 2008

Cheadle's performance alone can't save the feature from falling into ridiculousness, but he is able to pull things back up…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Beliefnet (937) on 28 Aug 2008

A timely story, some welcome complexity, and a compelling performance elevate this story of terrorism above the usual bang-bang…

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By Steve Rhodes (1,488) for Internet Reviews (1,487) on 28 Aug 2008

Traitor plods along while still somehow managing to keep us engrossed no matter how slow the pacing gets…

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By Joanne Kaufman (79) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 28 Aug 2008

Ultimately, Traitor is a movie at war with itself…

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By Linda Barnard (586) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 28 Aug 2008

Traitor gets a leg up thanks to a solid cast, including Guy Pearce, an underused Jeff Daniels and chiefly Cheadle's Horn, whose quiet dignity…

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By Kevin Williamson (186) for Jam! Movies (2,396) on 28 Aug 2008

Traitor is a thriller as fascinating and frustrating as its cagey, conflicted protagonist…

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By Jennie Punter (195) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 28 Aug 2008

Traitor becomes too busy, ultimately frustrating, and never delivers on its tantalizing promise of offering a little insight into terrorists…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 28 Aug 2008

Despite featuring this cast and having some relevant, promising material, this terrorist thriller never engages us…

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By Todd Hertz (75) for Christianity Today (953) on 28 Aug 2008

Forced plot twists, head-scratching jumps in logic, and a plan by the hero that would sound great in a seventh grade short story but could…

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By Gary Wolcott (857) for Tri-City Herald (818) on 28 Aug 2008

[The] twist is worth the price of admission…

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By Daniel M. Kimmel (1,403) for Worcester Telegram & Gazette (604) on 28 Aug 2008

a thriller that won't make you feel you wasted your money%u2026 or your time…

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By Tony Medley (1,109) for tonymedley.com (461) on 27 Aug 2008

Cherry picking quotes from the Koran that might sound palatable, this is unlikely to inspire much enthusiasm…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 27 Aug 2008

Cheadle comes away unscathed. His commanding performance is the first, best reason to see this…

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By Brandon Fibbs (448) for Colorado Springs Gazette (140) on 27 Aug 2008

Traitor isn't exactly what you would call a bad movie. It's just not half as clever or intelligent as it thinks it is…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 27 Aug 2008

[T]he smartest, savviest, most seditious movie yet about the 'global war on terror'... by far one of the best movies of 2008 so far…

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By Abbie Bernstein (403) for iF Magazine (71) on 27 Aug 2008

TRAITOR seems to want to be a little more articulate than it winds up being in discussions of the concept of the greater good and the cost…

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By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 27 Aug 2008

A slippery entertainment that's all feints and few punches thrown at a fight card of indistinguishable terrorists, Muslim and otherwise…

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