It's a fairly unremarkable film. While the narrative holds some interest, and it depicts the history of American torture practices—something many outside the United States were already aware of—it doesn’t really offer anything beyond that.

I often end up seeing movies after their initial run in theaters, which is both fortunate and unfortunate. While I try to avoid spoilers—though I admittedly don’t always succeed—I do still read reviews of films because a good review should tell you what the reviewer thought and give you enough information to decide if it's something you’d enjoy, regardless of their opinion. Those reviews, combined with the widespr…