There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Sorry, this film is awful - so bad I felt compelled to write my first review. It tries to be awfully clever and fails miserably. There is nothing about this flick that redeems it. No action. No great acting. No great story line or wonderful special effects. No deep & meaningful lessons to be learned. Just a boring torture fest with no point and a silly ending. I actually skipped through the middle section which was basically more of the same, it was either that or quit watching entirely. There is NOTHING interesting about gratuitous scenes of torture. Even less interesting when it's essentially the same torture over and over again. The flashbacks were annoying, slow and boring. The story, such as it is, could easily be told in five minutes. The acting was wooden & stilted, especially the "Dutch" guy and the British tour guide, although the Dutch dude was real great at screaming. I skipped to the end just to see what the heck it was all about. Was I impressed with the "surprise" twist? Not even remotely. It was predictable and smug. Find something better to watch. The Unthinkable is a similar subject with a much deeper and richer story line, as well as awesome acting. OR better still, find a fun movie instead. I'm sick to death of pointless boring "torture porn" masquerading as "psychological thriller" movies. I actually don't mind a bit of torture and mayhem in horror movies, I just want them to have more to them than just endless torture and it helps if they don't pretend to be something more "deep and meaningful" than they actually are.

"Martijn (Ryan Phillippe), an idealistic Dutch pianist, travels to Morocco to help start a food program for malnourished children. Within moments of his arrival, however, Martijn is abducted by a group of terrorists, injected with a debilitating drug, and imprisoned. Under threat of death, the young man engages in a mental chess match with Ahmat (Laurence Fishburne), trying to learn his captor's true objective and avoid a horrible fate," according to the Lions Gate synopsis.Mr. Phillippe is the star here. Looking model-perfect, with eyebrows plucked to perfection, may be why Mr. Fishburne questions his sexuality. Phillippe answers, "Not everyone in Amsterdam is gay… it's like saying every Muslim is a terrorist." Touché. For a supposedly Muslim lass, Gina Torres is painted well enough to arouse… suspicions. The torture here is that she and Fishburne intend to periodically remove Phillippe's fingers if he doesn't cooperate… And, he's a tough sell.***** Five Fingers (4/28/06) Laurence Malkin ~ Ryan Phillippe, Laurence Fishburne, Gina Torres, Touriya Haoud

Of course, I could watch just about anything with Lawrence Fishburne in it, but here, his performance and skill as an actor really shines.That's not to detract from the others in this film. All of the principal actors delivered absolutely excellent, convincing character performances.The story itself is a bit controversial, to say the least. It's not that I doubt this sort of "extreme" rendition occurs in current times, but there are various threads in this story which could be debated.Of course, I won't explain the outcome here, you'll have to see this film for yourself for that. But it does deliver an "outside the box" outcome which is certainly different than most films of this genre'.In a way, it does remind me a bit of the film "Unthinkable", another look into the murky world of extreme rendition, covert operations with a dark twist, and so on.I would suggest seeing this. Even if you don't buy the implications of the story, the acting in this work is first rate.

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.