I watched "Rendition" last night. It's not the best movie I've ever seen. Well, I take that back. It's a good movie. It's entertaining and suspenseful, and I was never really bored. But what was it that I hadn't seen before? A plot about things I didn't know anything about. In fact, other than that, it was nothing more than a Bourne movie. The plot wasn't even that far from a Bourne movie to begin with. I don't even mind the Bourne movies.
But there is no such thing as a Bourne film. At least not anymore.
"Rendition" doesn't exist for me. Nor will I ever buy it. Were it my money going into the rental machine last night, there is no way I would have rented it. But it was great for the situation, because it had the elements people wanted; drama, suspense, intriguing plot, some attachment to the characters, and Jake Gyllenhal. I like Jake Gyllenhal, even if I don't know how to spell his name.
I could rant for a long time about how "Rendition" failed visually. But that would be useless, because it wasn't trying to be visual, it wasn't trying to be film at all. Truthfully, it was trying to make money, and at least last night, it kind of succeeded, in a way, if one dollar for 10 views counts. It was the object of our movie night. There's a reason you don't call them film nights, and more of a reason why you don't hear about foreign movies as much as foreign film, and it has little to nothing to do with alliteration, although I do love alliteration.
-Zack
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