Alien at the Movies

It's a CIA black ops counter-terrorism action drama involving stolen nuclear material, a rogue agent, a possible double agent, & a trail of dead bodies from Istanbul to Rome. A young man's (Dylan O'Brien) obsession for revenge leads to his recruitment by a CIA Deputy Director (Sanaa Lathan) to be trained by a shady veteran (Michael Keaton). Taylor Kitsch plays a mysterious character known as Ghost. This formulaic plot pits the cold-hearted demanding mentor against his maverick can't-seem-to follow-orders student. For the squeamish, you may want to avert your eyes from this one agonizing torture scene. This obsession themed plot stretches the bounds of reality more & more as the conclusion approaches.

Alien gives it 3 "don't make it personal" stars out of 4.