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After Roger and his partner Bassam (OSCAR ISAAC) are injured while investigating a terrorist outpost in Iraq that might be under the control of ringleader Al-Saleem (ALON ABOUTBOUL) -- who's called for bombings worldwide -- the field operative is sent to Jordan. There, he's assisted by Skip (VINCE COLOSIMO) in working with Hani Salaam (MARK STRONG), the head of Jordanian anti-terrorism efforts.
After being injured yet again and tended to by Iranian nurse Aisha (GOLSHIFTEH FARAHANI) to whom he's attracted, Roger decides the only way to find Al-Saleem and his men -- who've abandoned technology in order to avoid detection -- is to create a fake terrorist who will challenge Al-Saleem's ego.
With the aid of CIA tech wizard Garland (SIMON McBURNEY), they target architect Omar Sadiki (ALI SULIMAN) as their patsy. From that point on, Roger and Ed clash over how to proceed, with the former being concerned with collateral damage the latter creates in their quest to find and stop the terrorists.
Violence consists of people being killed by various means (gunfire, explosions, etc.), as well as scenes of torture, fighting, and a dog attack. Those scenes and some moments of potential peril might be unsettling and/or suspenseful to viewers, and some of that violence has bloody results (some of which is extremely graphic).
Various characters drink and/or smoke in various scenes, and there's a brief, drug-related comment. All sorts of bad attitudes are present, as is some behavior that might be enticing for kids to imitate, while there are a few brief references to a pending divorce.
If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there's all sorts of handheld footage and other camera movement in the film (sometimes very bouncy/shaky).
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(2008) (Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Moderate
Extreme
Extreme
*Heavy
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Mild
None
Moderate
None
Extreme
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Moderate
Heavy
Mild
Heavy
Extreme
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Reviewed October 7, 2008 / Posted October 10, 2008
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