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02/27/09
Traitor (2008)
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Reviews Counted:158
Fresh:96
Rotten:62
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: Despite another reliable performance from Don Cheadle, Traitor suffers from too many cliches and an unfocused narrative.
Theatrical Release:Aug 29, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $23,501,463
Synopsis: TRAITOR is writer/director Jeffrey Nachmanoff's powerful rumination on post-9/11 foreign affairs wrapped up into a taut contemporary spy thriller. Balancing the film's sometimes conflicted... [More]
Starring: Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Said Taghmaoui, Neal McDonough
Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
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04/23/09
All you'll learn about the War on Terror from this movie is that one exists.
08/26/08
For most of its length, Traitor is a serious and suspense-filled film ... But as the movie approaches its climax, the plot goes crazy -- and [not] in a good way.
11/12/08
Before it reverts to standard thriller tropes, this tale of an Islamic double agent takes a more thoughtful attitude to East-West relations than one might expect.
03/27/09
Martin sacrifices tough satire for apolitical piety. Traitor could have been called Patriot, but the latter notion is unfashionable.
09/03/08
TRAITOR isn't a bad movie, and has some exciting moments. But it's by-the-numbers screenplay and direction leaves alot to be desired.
08/25/08
It was complicated but ultimately it failed in that attempt to deliver a complicated message.
11/07/08
...a thriller that's not suspenseful enough and a drama that is not daring enough.
08/28/08
when the entire movie revolves around rooting for (or against) the success of a massive suicide bombing campaign, you're asking a lot from the popcorn and nacho crowd.
08/26/08
Traitor isn't exactly what you would call a bad movie. It's just not half as clever or intelligent as it thinks it is.
08/28/08
Don Cheadle, heart sewn to his sleeve, is badly miscast in this war-on-terror thriller.
09/15/08
Observing the conventions of the millennial thriller, it succeeds in amping up the suspense. Yet it never fully engages the ethical conflicts it raises.
08/27/08
Top CriticIt's rare for today's movies to tackle terrorism as the deadly threat it is. It's even more uncommon to see Don Cheadle give a lackluster performance. Traitor serves up both.
08/27/08
Perhaps because Traitor aims to be equal parts explosive action picture and serious-minded character drama, it never completely hits the mark in either regard.
08/26/08
Top CriticTraitor can't seem to decide whether it wants to be an edge-of-the-seat action thriller or a more contemplative and intellectual drama about religion and terrorism.
08/26/08
Cheadle usually melts seamlessly into his roles. He's less convincing here, however.
08/26/08
While the film appears at first to be complicating the definition of "traitor," it's not long before the potential meanings are reductive and literal.
09/12/08
The filmmakers, I think, got in over their heads and couldn’t decide whether they were making an action thriller or a drama of conscience; they wound up flubbing both.
08/25/08
Top CriticRemove Cheadle’s nuanced performance from the equation and you’re left with nothing but caricatures: long-suffering girlfriends, protective bosses, evil masterminds dropping Koran quotes.
08/27/08
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