What came first the chicken or the egg? What came first brutal oppression by western powers or Islamic suicide bombers? It takes two to tango and this movie delves into the murky line that is blurred by career politicians controlling a populace via fear of a bogeyman and very real bombings and murders taking civilian lives. I've seen a lot of junk movies covering terrorism that are nothing more than propaganda and what I loved about this movie is not only the fantastic action scenes but the even handed treatment of terrorism, and where it originates from. Several scenes cover the topics of misguided Arabs youth looking for a violent solution to western oppression. At the same time the idea of a terrorist cell is covered in a realistic manner.
In the middle of all this mess is our hero trying to track down terrorists and render them harmless with extreme prejudice. The plot is fast paced and full of great action and the script is intelligent and realistic, much more true to life than many of the pieces of trash I've suffered through from Hollywood that are nothing more than government propaganda so a population can feel good about being at war with innocent people while decrying their resistance as the reason for invasion.
In the middle of all this mess is our hero trying to track down terrorists and render them harmless with extreme prejudice. The plot is fast paced and full of great action and the script is intelligent and realistic, much more true to life than many of the pieces of trash I've suffered through from Hollywood that are nothing more than government propaganda so a population can feel good about being at war with innocent people while decrying their resistance as the reason for invasion.