TRAITOR is one of those post-BOURNE thrillers to come out that openly apes the style of Paul Greengrass in THE BOURNE SUPREMACY and THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM. It features randomly shaky camera-work (which isn't as easy to get right as it sounds) and a thumpingly dramatic soundtrack that directly apes the music in the Matt Damon films. Saying that, it's more of a political than an action thriller.The story sees Don Cheadle as a bomb-maker working with Arab terrorists to attack America. The first problem you notice is that the film has a low budget by Hollywood standards and pretty much all of the money has been spent on assembling the cast and shooting in various international backdrops. The story prioritises conflicted characters over dramatic external events, but the problem is that what takes place is very familiar and some of the twists are widely telegraphed in advance. Cheadle and the likes of Guy Pearce and Neal McDonough give solid performances but overall I found this to be a film that goes through the motions rather than offering anything new.

I found this film very Hollywood in it's address to Islamic radicals and terrorism. Though at least they did manage get to some facts correct as regards to Islam.Most interesting fact that I found in the film was Taqiyya and Kitman (lying). " you must blend in " The 9/11 hijackers practised deception by going into bars and drinking alcohol,thus throwing off potential suspicion that they were fundamentalists plotting jihad.This is a film for the mature audience,and it did leave an after taste in my mind that asks me to think twice about what and who 'the person/s next door' is really about,in that respect the film is very dark !8/10

TRAITORI really enjoyed it.Again, this is one of those movies that I had never heard of but saw the DVD cheap and thought I would try it.It's about a terrorist group who are planning to bomb America. Don Cheadle is a terrorist that is planting these bombs... Guy Pearce is an FBI agent tracking him. It is a good chase film... Don is running and hiding, but Guy is right behind him the whole way... he just can't seem to catch him.The acting was good and the story was really good. There were a few surprising moments in the movie and a couple of really good twists.It was really bad timing to watch this movie though... after this film finished I turned on the news and heard that there really was a bombing in America. 2 bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. at least 8 people confirmed dead so far, including an 8 year old child. It is such a shame that things like this happen in real life. It makes a great movie story like in Traitor, but it is a sad day when terrorism happens and kills innocent people. My thoughts go out to the people effected by this attack.I give this film 7 out of 10.It's a very entertaining movie and was surprisingly not very well known... it should have done better in the box office.For more of my reviews, please like my Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ordinary-Person-Movie- Reviews/456572047728204?ref=hl

This movie is a poor excuse for someone attempting to make a political statement void of true facts. Before you watch this movie, be aware of the agenda set forth as follows:1) America is a violent/evil country 2) All religions are violent 3) Islam is no more violent than all the othersYou will find the casting and dialog of this movie supports this "untrue" agenda fully. The Americans are portrayed as hot-tempered, angry, and prone to errors in judgment. The followers of Allah are portrayed as victims of American tyranny who are generally family oriented, spiritual, thoughtful and worthy of our sympathy. This movie is an insult to intelligence and true factual discovery. This movie erodes American patriotism if you tend to believe the message it puts forth.The Crusades was an act of self-defense from Muhammad's wave of bloodshed, violence and domination over a period of 1,000 years (with significant conquests starting in 641ad to 1683ad) and the terror continues to the present day. This movie suggests a contrary theory to this fact but fails to support it's claim.Western civilization knows the Golden Rule and assumes that all should abide by it. The truth is: they don't. No amount of Hollywood propaganda will change that fact. To Islam, Hollywood are infidels (not worthy to live). I would rather see a political movie that is validly realistic and not idealistically "twisted" and void of factual credence.