TRAITOR was not your usual spy flick. It takes you into the heart of Islam and further, into the dark heart of religious fundalmentalism. It was unusual to have a Muslim protagonist, a true believer, that understood the dangers of wrong thinking within his religion. It managed to also show the vulnerability of the wrong thinking of the Christian West without pounding the audience with the message. It was subtle and disturbing as only provocative and intelligent film should be. This one is a must see. Don Cheadle, never a favorite of mine, really did a fantastic performance and could even be an Oscar contender.

I'll be honest, I didn't want to see it---I thought it was Bourne Identity redo. In just a few minutes, I knew that this movie was different. Deeper and not so frenetic. The Post slammed the movie, squeamish about the plot and providing spoiling details. They slammed it because of the theme, which involves events of the day. Yes, it was disturbing, but these are disturbing times. The movie provided insights into why strong feelings provoke strong action. As Cheadle's character said, "It's complicated." The bottom line is that the movie has an excellent, tight cast of actors who excel in their portrayals of contemporary characters. We don't see enough of these fine actors. The script makes for an exciting, entertaining, and riveting thriller. This is a REAL summer action drama. Not appropriate for children.

First of all THIS IS A SUSPENSE FILM, not a brainless Borne action film. As a suspense it was more than I expected. I went expecting Borne 4 but got Siriana from the standpoint of the righteous muslim and not the terrorists. It was smart, well acted on the part of Don Cheale, and Guy Pierce, who I loved in Memento. Don get's into his character and put's you on the edge of your seat and you almost feel like playing devil's advocate for a second, a wonderful protagonist is thrown in with a twist and the ending is simply rewarding. Yes there are explosions, even gun fights, but halfway into the film you don't even feel the need for any of it as it's so well played. Again, this movie received bad "pre-views" affecting it's rating on Fandango so I suggest that you ignore all review's from idiots who like to rate films before even seeing them and take the word of informed viewers who rate only after they see the films.

i went to the movie premiere tonight and it was incredible. not only is don cheadle an amazing actor i had the pleasure of meeting him at the after party and he was the nicest. it is definitely worth seeing.

Director/Screenwriter Jeffrey Nachmanoff (Day After Tomorrow) has come up with a winner in TRAITOR(based on an idea by Steve Martin) as evidenced by the advance press screening audience's confident ovation at the end of this thrilling/action/intense/suspense movie. Don Cheadle(awesome!), Guy Pearce, Jeff Daniels, Neal McDonough, Archie Panjabi, Alyy Kahn, and Said Taghmaoui comprise the principal cast - turned in superb riveting performances. TRAITOR is not the typical inane 'Hollywood-formula' movie. The plot, while simple, has depth - explored mature thematically-heavy issues such as revenge/vengeance, terrorism, morality/justice, honor/friendship, faith/religion, sacrifice... and presented to us the two complex sides of Islam - relevant to any religion for that matter. Very well-told story. The engaging camera-work/directing and brisk pace made the hour and 50 minutes go by very quickly. Recommendation: A truly positive experience. Highly recommended.