Unthinkable (2010)
This films wants us to consider if the use of torture is ever justified as Samuel L. Jackson and Carrie-Anne Moss try to get Michael Sheen to tell them where he put three nuclear bombs. Naturally the bad guy is a Muslim but presumably the film makers thought by making him a white American that converted to Islam they will not get accused of pandering to stereotypes.
Having seen that a film has been released direct to DVD you always worry about the quality but the execution of the film is acceptable if not remarkable. As a moral discussion about the use of torture the film does manage to stay fairly impartial without really bringing anything strikingly new to the table. There is no evidence to suggest that torture is an effective or reliable method of getting someone to give up information and the film does pretty much duck this issue so does make itself some what superfluous in my opinion.
3/5 not bad but not earth shattering either.
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