Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2011

An American-born Muslim, a former Special Forces bomb expert, threatens to detonate three nuclear devices if his demands are not met. FBI counter-terrorism agent Carrie-Anne Moss tracks him down but is dismayed and disgusted by the truth-acquiring techniques used by a black-ops operative known as “H” (Samuel L Jackson). The movie tries to raise ethical questions about torture and its use, but its attempts to appeal to the broadest possible audience limit its political depth. Despite a weak and obvious script, the actors almost carry the film, with special kudos to Michael Sheen as the terrorist.