THIS meaningless title refers to the little-known US policy of: 'extraordinary rendition - abducting foreign nationals deemed a threat to national security for detention and interrogation in secret overseas prisons'.
Such word mangling is a good metaphor for the movie itself.
Ever since 9/11, Hollywood has been unable to redefine war movies to satisfyingly incorporate the so-called 'War on Terror'.
Along with this month's other dud release, The Kingdom, Rendition struggles compared with last year's United 93, or the Palestinian film about suicide bombings, Paradise Lost.
In Rendition, Jake Gyllenhaal plays North Africa-based CIA analyst Douglas Freeman who is forced to question is principles when chemical engineer Anwar El-Ibrahimi (Omar Metwally) arrives for interrogation.
