I was expecting some action in this movie and did not leave fufilled. There are a few gory moments, but not much action. Would be great if you wanted a very plot intense movie about the Middle East. I expect that this is very true to what life is like over there. I was just wanting more than a historical movie about life in the Middle East. I expected action based on the previews.

The plot is interesting and contemporary.The visual effects and images are coordinated in an excellent way.But the reason you must watch this movie is that acting of Crow, DiCaprio & Mark Strong is unprecedented in the last year or so.You wont regret it!

LD and RC are good actors and make this an engrossing film with no reason to not fall headlong into the styoryline, the action is good but not the typical overdone that hollywood loves so much, the actions and reactions seem realistic and the finish does seem to be realistic and not just the mushy or twisted end, I'd see this again on DVD and perhaps even buy it which says a lot. Recommend seeing this with friends or alone, its an 'R' so no kids but not for nudity but more gore and language....Grade B+

Good spy thriller with great acting from DiCaprio and Crowe. DiCaprio really shows how much he has matured as an actor here. The movie is gritty and violent and where you know who the bad guys are but you're hard pressed to tell who the good guys are in this movie, if there are any. Similarly, you're also hard pressed to know who's the pawn in this cat and mouse game of chess.