One Paragraph Review: Rendition

This movie could have been called Syriana for Stupid People. Rendition sets out to promote a distinctly anti-war message by weaving together a Syriana or Babel-like story about an innocent man who is taken away and tortured. I get what the makers of this movie were trying to do but they end up completely off the mark. A few of the characters are interesting but most are one-dimensional stereotypes. The story is confusing when not pedantic. Perhaps most despairingly, the viewer is never really told why the big bad government comes to "render" one of the main characters. This fact is the crux of the movie, and by leaving it out the filmmakers show themselves to be either lazy or stupid. I'd really urge you to avoid this movie.