Are you a reasonably smart person? If so, you will see the "surprise" ending coming within five minutes. As the whole movie hinges on this, it's a major flaw (and plot-hole - if the viewer can figure it out, wouldn't the CIA / FBI / special investigators also be able to?)
It's a shame, as otherwise the performances are pretty good - even the kids & Ross from Friends. Alan Alda was especially believable and likable as a fashion-obsessed yet principled lawyer.
That the ending was left open and that the movie didn't try to hammer home the point were also positives. Yet, as noted, going for the "big ending" was a major weakness that just couldn't be overcome.
It's a shame, as otherwise the performances are pretty good - even the kids & Ross from Friends. Alan Alda was especially believable and likable as a fashion-obsessed yet principled lawyer.
That the ending was left open and that the movie didn't try to hammer home the point were also positives. Yet, as noted, going for the "big ending" was a major weakness that just couldn't be overcome.