Perfect cast and a good story

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Love the simple format. Appreciated the pace and lack of manipulation.Amazing story of courage, honesty, love, betrayal and sacrifice.Feel inspired by the courage of the characters. Although loyalty and doing the right thing is often portrayed in movies/stories, seldom do you see it in real life as this story so clearly illustrates.One can hope that it could inspire people to have the courage to think for themselves and question governmental, religious or business activities that don't follow the golden rule.Thank you to all who participated in bringing this story to light. It's not often we see the real sacrifices people around the world are making to make the world a better and safer place.

Some will see this film as one-sided view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I think that's the wrong way to view it.This is the story of a relationship between two men who would normally be mortal enemies, like so many of their peers in their respective societies. Both men are intent on stopping needless killing. They chose very different paths to that end.The insight this film provides is in describing the incredibly difficult tensions both men must deal with to carry out their missions. Mosab has to betray Hamas to redeem his sense of humanity, Gonen has to betray his own sense of humanity to get Mosab to perform, and eventually has to betray Shin Bet to save Mosab and redeem himself.The most palpable feeling I had while watching this film was how isolated and alone Mosab must have felt, and probably still feels. He chose a very lonely path in life. A path I think very few human beings could handle, in terms of pressure and emotional pain. He's a truly unique person.

This movie actually does a really good job of introducing a subject to the American general public to at least remember that Israel and Palestine exist. That the conflict is not just a forgettable world news story you hear in the background on television while getting something to eat and ignoring the information. It's not the movie version of a book or a non-biased documentary, but it's entertaining enough to keep unaware viewers watching and hopefully remembering, if not researching further. I think a huge key to the success of keeping people's attention was the wondering if it's a mockumentary or documentary aspect.I will say the 100 minutes of movie gave me a better overview of how this conflict was related to myself versus the countless hours of world news I did watch, while living in San Diego, that was difficult to discern bickering opinion from what was actually happening and why it should be important to me.For all of you disappointed academics out there, just remember, baby steps; getting people to remember is the first step to future awareness.

Saw this premier weekend in New York. Promised to be - and was promoted by NYTimes as being - fascinating "thriller". Was neither fascinating nor a thriller, but instead appeared a boring amateur production. Unlike effective documentaries, there was no third party speaker or voice over putting things together in context but ONLY two talking heads (Mosad and his hander) which made up almost the entire movie, plus occasional shots of a map of the affected area, some short news clips showing Mosad's father speaking, a small bit of headline news, and then the same shot -- repeated over and over throughout the movie -- of a man, presumably Mosad, and a white car he gets into after walking along. So for the duration of the movie, it was basically just Mosad talking, then his former handler talking, Mosad, handler, Mosad, handler. And the discussion didn't really even make all that clear what should have been the pivotal point of the movie --what it was that "turned" Mosad. There was so little discussion on that point that, if you tended to nod off, as many were doing in the theater, you likely missed it. No Ken Burns here. Not even close. You come away from this non-gripping film understanding little more than you did from just reading a summary of the movie. New York Times reviewer--did you even watch it?