Rendition

Tonight Jane, Nic and I went to see "Rendition". We decided to brave the local Odeon here in Streatham, despite our better judgement (remember last time I went to the Odeon with Jane she had to get a woman chucked out because her child wouldn't be quiet). Suffice to say the Streatham population again didn't disappoint, and although they weren't bad enough to warrant calling for the manager, they were disruptive. I just don't get it. Why pay £7 to 'not see' a movie, and be disruptive and noisy? Can't you do that at home for free? Anyway, I thought the film was very good, much better than "The Kingdom" (although to be honest, that wouldn't be hard). The plot was excellent, there was a bit of a twist to it all (always a good thing I think) and the acting pretty good - I particularly liked Reese Witherspoon's and Meryl Streep's performances, although I thought Jake Gyllenhaal was pretty ordinary. I have never seen any of his films and I don't really know, judging from this one, what all the fuss is about. He was watchable, I guess. At least there was enough in the plot to keep you going, rather than focussing on his average performance. So on the kmuki 'film-o-metre', I'd give this one about a 7, and "The Kingdom" about a 3. If you're wanting a film about Islamic extremists, go for "Rendition" - steer well clear of "The Kingdom" unless you want headaches and a bit of a snooze.