Five Fingers (2006)

Highly Overrated But Still Good

Blistering performances.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

I picked this up from the library on a whim but didn't regret it. The story is obviously still very topical. It just manages to do this without resorting to any stereotypes - in fact, it challenges those very stereotypes. The more the story progresses the more you realise as a viewer that there is no clear right and wrong and you have to keep re-evaluating your own opinion on the characters and the situation they are in. For me this was really a movie that made me think. And although the blurb on the DVD case prepares you for a surprise at the end that doesn't mean the film is predictable. There are still some twists and turns that come quite unexpected. Of particular note is of course Fishburne's performance. Worth noting is also that the DVD cover can be deceiving: in Germany it only shows a maimed hand (which reminded me a bit of Saw). But: physical violence is not the focus of this film but rather the tension and verbal struggles between its two main characters. In fact, the film is so dialog-heavy that it's been compared to a play. With all the generic stuff on terrorism that's out there this really stood out to me and I highly recommend it.

Well, although I had missed about ten minutes of the film I found it really interesting, with very good performances, especially on the part of Laurence Fishburne. However there is something hanging concerning the plot. Something has bothered me. Martin is presented in the film as an idealist, a dreamer who is trying to help the people in underdeveloped countries. However he seems to be involved in a scheme according to which innocent people will be killed. It is taken for granted that the CIA as well as the terrorists are accustomed to such tactics but they are not the tactics of an idealist. An idealist might sacrifice themselves but not innocent people. Yet it is worth seeing it.

Screenplay by Chad Thurman is shared with director Laurence Malkin; an intense drama driven by humanity. Ryan Phillippe plays Martin, a Dutchman flying to Morocco to set up a charity food program to help the needy. He is kidnapped by a terrorist group led by Ahmat(Laurence Fishburne), who wants to know where Martin got his money. The chained and terrorized Martin is forced to play chess while being interrogated. Pleading ignorance and innocence, the Dutchman has a finger chopped off with each uncooperative answer. You instantly picture in your mind the outcome of this gritty and flinching film...hold on for the very clever mind blowing finale. Sometimes there in no price for freedom. The cast includes: Gina Torres, Colm Meaney, Touriya Haoud and Mimi Ferrer.

so i really want to see this movie, but everywhere i search, i am disappointed. i did see it on an euro ebay site, but no luck in the u.s. i noticed "paris_whitney_hilton_nyc" mentioned seeing it on cable? can anyone help??I am the biggest fan of Laurence Fishburne, plus, i love these types of movies. action is always entertaining and energizing. thrillers that are not on the horror type side are brilliant, if they don't have a ending that i feel my intelligence insulted by, and psychological is ideal.so if anyone could aid me in my, we'll call it, a quest, to see and ideally purchase this bitchen movie in the united states of America i would be eternally grateful??!!!