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By Lisa Kennedy (833) for Denver Post (1,096) on 26 Aug 2008

In the subgenre of post- 9/11 films, it falls between the serious, compelling Syriana and the slighter, action-packed Vantage Point…

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By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 26 Aug 2008

A thriller that's frequently implausible but almost always thoughtful. It asks us to rethink the way we see Muslims…

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By Scott Von Doviak (217) for Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com (553) on 26 Aug 2008

There's a terrorist around every corner in Traitor, to the point where you start wondering if Steve Martin is a pen name for Dick Cheney…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for New York Times (5,786) on 26 Aug 2008

A somber, absorbing and only moderately preposterous new thriller…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 25 Aug 2008

Cheadle is outstanding. That's no surprise; he's a fantastic actor. Here he's given a lot of room in which to navigate…

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By Michael Sragow (1,413) for Baltimore Sun (1,823) on 25 Aug 2008

It's Cheadle's rich emotionality and sense of humor that have gone seriously missing in Traitor…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 25 Aug 2008

A thriller with many insights into terrorism and the agencies committed to stem the tide of violence…

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By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheFilmFile.com (2,314) on 25 Aug 2008

By only partially broaching the film's underlying themes concerning terrorism, religion, and international relations, Traitor becomes little…

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By Kevin Mccarthy (392) for WJFK-FM (CBS Radio) (143) on 25 Aug 2008

Traitor is an amazing flick that perfectly balances out the reality of terrorism and keeps the audience guessing and entertained throughout…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for BrianOrndorf.com (1,055) on 25 Aug 2008

It may dip a toe or two in the waters of previous international conspiracy thrillers, but it works the genre with tremendous spirit and a robust…

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By Bill Gibron (1,013) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 25 Aug 2008

When the entire movie revolves around rooting for (or against) the success of a massive suicide bombing campaign, you're asking a lot from…

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By Amy Biancolli (582) for Houston Chronicle (970) on 25 Aug 2008

[A] tense, talky and unusually thoughtful spy thriller…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 25 Aug 2008

Can't seem to decide whether it wants to be an edge-of-the-seat action thriller or a more contemplative and intellectual drama about religion…

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By William Arnold (1,101) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 25 Aug 2008

A tough, taut, mostly well-executed morality parable and thriller that explores some of the bitter ironies of this strange religious vendetta…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 25 Aug 2008

The movie proceeds quickly, seems to know its subject matter, is fascinating in its portrait of the inner politics and structure of the terrorist…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 25 Aug 2008

It's serious and intense like a fall political drama, but it's shallow and meaningless like a summer blockbuster…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 25 Aug 2008

Despite Nachmanoff's fairly brisk pacing, the film has some drag in its midsection...but the director atones with turn of the screw climax…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for MSNBC (243) on 25 Aug 2008

All you'll learn about the War on Terror from this movie is that one exists…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 25 Aug 2008

Less radical than it appears, dressing up a fairly old-fashioned scenario in contemporary trappings…

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By Austin Kennedy (419) for Sin Magazine (286) on 24 Aug 2008

TRAITOR isn't a bad movie, and has some exciting moments. But it's by-the-numbers screenplay and direction leaves alot to be desired…

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