Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the best man U.S. Intelligence has on the ground, in places where human life is worth no more than the information it can get you. In operations that take him around the globe, Ferris' next breath often depends on the voice at the other end of a secure phone line--CIA veteran Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe). Strategizing from a laptop in the suburbs, Hoffman is on the trail of an emerging terrorist leader who has orchestrated a campaign of bombings while eluding the most sophisticated intelligence network in the world. To lure the terrorist out into the open, Ferris will have to penetrate his murky world, but the closer Ferris gets to the target, the more he discovers that trust is both a dangerous commodity and the only one that will get him out alive.
I kind of ended up disappointed by this movie. It wasn't that it was bad. It was actually a really good movie, but I think I let my expectations get too high and I was wanting something more. The movie told its story very well but it was missing that huge hook that I was expecting where I wouldn't be able to look away or think about anything else while the movie was on. DiCaprio continues to impress. He's come a long way from being some sort of a powder puff to a powerful actor. I think that Crowe was really only in this for name value because he didn't bring much to the character at all and wasn't even in most of the movie.
I would recommend people checking this movie out. Its not a must see by any means but is a pretty good CIA type movie.
