Although this film was designed with the good intention of presenting the challenges faced by war correspondents in the Middle East, its overall delivery needs great improvement. I should have known what I was getting into when I rented the DVD being that this movie was produced by NBC as a "made for TV film." The first thing that I hated about this film was the opening montage and credits. Although the war photos were gritty and realistic, the quasi "made for TV" rock music that followed killed the entire mood of the movie. It got me to thinking whether or not I was watching a journalistic war movie or a failed TV program from the nineties. After the opening montage, the story takes off at a fairly nice pace when journalist Ben Dansmore (Jeff Goldblum) meets Nora, a green and inexperienced war photographer. The actual relationship between these two characters seemed to be presented very well, however, these are the only two folks in the movie that seem to have any depth and range. All the other characters seem to be missing that essential spark needed to make a movie worth viewing.
Throughout the story, Ben and Nora delve lightly into the world of counter-terrorism politics and espionage as they try to determine whether or not the US Airforce intentionally bombed an Uzbekistani refuge camp controlled by Muslim rebel forces. In typical spy movie fashion, the two learn of plots being conspired by US Forces along with the US backed Uzbek government. Although a good attempt was made to depict corrupt alliances, the plots and other subsequent story elements were poorly portrayed and almost unoriginal. Put that together with a processed, contrived soundtrack and you have yourself one "made for TV movie" not worth watching.
Throughout the story, Ben and Nora delve lightly into the world of counter-terrorism politics and espionage as they try to determine whether or not the US Airforce intentionally bombed an Uzbekistani refuge camp controlled by Muslim rebel forces. In typical spy movie fashion, the two learn of plots being conspired by US Forces along with the US backed Uzbek government. Although a good attempt was made to depict corrupt alliances, the plots and other subsequent story elements were poorly portrayed and almost unoriginal. Put that together with a processed, contrived soundtrack and you have yourself one "made for TV movie" not worth watching.