A smooth thriller. Tom Bishop a CIA Opperative is being held captive in a chineese prison. Now his old Boss who he was once close to fights to save his life.The head CIA men working on the case, are trying t find a reason to let him die, because the president is visiting Chia and doesn't want an uprising, and have the president in a dangerous situation. There are many flash backs which take up a vast majoritey of the movie, showg how brad pitt( Tom Bishop) and Robert Reddford(His boss) grew so close. At the edn Robert Reddford does a genrous thing which causes him nearly everything to his oldyoung partner who he trained who left him for a new opp. The eding is incredible and the acting better than any other movie ever made. Nominated for 5 academy wards!