“Unthinkable” (***1/2 out of four) was a penetrating melodrama about an international terrorist (Michael Sheen) who has placed three nuclear weapons scattered across the U.S. and is subsequently captured but refuses to reveal their locations. As the clock ticks down, an interrogation specialist (Samuel L. Jackson) and an F.B.I. agent (Carrie Anne Moss) are brought in to obtain vital information to save the world but both have completely opposite spectrums of how to do this. What seems like an ordinary setup for an action thriller soon becomes a multilayered story of moral responsibility involving terrorism, hidden truths, and torture if need be. Riveting performances dominate the screen, with Jackson in what may be the best performance of his career as a man dedicated to his job and saving lives at any cost! Searing screenplay by Peter Woodward is tensely directed and staged by Gregor Jordan. A dynamite surprise.