Four of Five was Enough
With twists that start about fifteen minutes into the movie and end in the last fifth, Five Fingers is an engaging drama that brings out the nuances of the war on terror and throws up questions on aspects of interrogation technique. On the surface, Ryan Philippe is this Dutchman with a Moroccan girlfriend and a happy idealistic life, a job at a bank and a passion for working with an aid program for “the children of the Rif mountains”. Scratch the surface and nothing is what it seems, and the twists in this movie and the cat and mouse game between Ryan Philippe and Laurence Fishburne will leave you spellbound. Once you figure out the context of the movie, I have no doubt that you will rank this among the best on the war on terror – the element of surprise taking it to a league above the likes of Body of Lies
16.5/20
With twists that start about fifteen minutes into the movie and end in the last fifth, Five Fingers is an engaging drama that brings out the nuances of the war on terror and throws up questions on aspects of interrogation technique. On the surface, Ryan Philippe is this Dutchman with a Moroccan girlfriend and a happy idealistic life, a job at a bank and a passion for working with an aid program for “the children of the Rif mountains”. Scratch the surface and nothing is what it seems, and the twists in this movie and the cat and mouse game between Ryan Philippe and Laurence Fishburne will leave you spellbound. Once you figure out the context of the movie, I have no doubt that you will rank this among the best on the war on terror – the element of surprise taking it to a league above the likes of Body of Lies
16.5/20
