Country: USA
Language: English | Urdu | Arabic | Persian | French | Mandarin
Director: Stephen Gaghan
It is, indeed, a very realistic film. A very controversial storyline makes it all the more interesting. It is a film that shows the US as the super-villain of the world.
The direction is flawless and the realism has not killed the art.
George Clooney has tried his hand at method acting and has given his finest performance till date. Alexander Siddiq also delivers his finest performance as Prince Nasir since Hannibal- the Nightmare of Rome. Matt Damon is not bad either.
All the characters speak the languages of the countries they belong to which is a very good thing; however, the Urdu spoken by the Pakistani characters sounds quiet funny, a fact that leads me to suspect that all the languages sound funny to their native speakers. I suggest that producers should try to hire good native actors for such roles; not just an actor who has lived for generations in an English speaking country and is easily available.
The assassination of the prince by the CIA is chilling.
A very well made film. And a very good effort.
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