Traitor (2008)

Director:

Jeffrey Nachmanoff

Writers (WGA):

Jeffrey Nachmanoff (screenplay)
Steve Martin (story) ...

Release Date:

27 AUGUSZTUS 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton (Pearce) heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn (Cheadle). |

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Cast

Don Cheadle	...	Samir Horn
Guy Pearce	...	Roy Clayton
Saïd Taghmaoui	...	Omar
Neal McDonough	...	Max Archer
Aly Khan	...	Fareed
Archie Panjabi	...	Chandra Dawkin
Raad Rawi	...	Nathir
Hassam Ghancy	...	Bashir
Mozhan Marnò	...	Leyla
Adeel Akhtar	...	Hamzi
Jeff Daniels	...	Carter
Lorena Gale	...	Dierdre Horn
Scali Delpeyrat	...	Inspector Gilles
Mehdi Ortelsberg	...	Ali
Aizoun Abdelkader	...	Ahmed

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense violent sequences, thematic material and brief language.

Runtime:

USA:114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Crescendo Productions

The Good Guys

Greetings again from the darkness. The most interesting aspect of this film is that it is based on a story by the great Steve Martin. Most of the positives end there. A politically charged, espionage thriller with very little excitement and almost no suspense will have a difficult time gathering much of a following. The filmmakers (director Jeffrey Nochmanoff in his first real feature) better hope for a very strong opening.

The usually great Don Cheadle seems pretty disinterested in his lead role here, though the character seemed to be a very complicated guy with multiple dimensions ... most of which we only gather a glossed over glance. For some reason, Brit Guy Pearce was given the task of speaking like Matthew McConaughey's brother, which in itself is a bit entertaining. The best characters were those played by Neal McDonough as Pearce's partner and Said Taghmaoui ("Vantage Point", "Kite Runner", "Hidalgo") as Cheadle's "inside" contact. Always nice to see Archie Panjabi ("Bend it Like Beckham", "A Good Year") but the biggest head scratcher was the lack of development for Jeff Daniels' character.

Anyway, the film attempts to deliver a message about who the good guys really are when both sides are attacking each other, but it just comes up short in every aspect.