Don Cheadle Shows Stunt Double No Mercy in 'Traitor' Spoof on Jimmy Kimmel

The new Don Cheadle movie Traitor officially opened yesterday. You can check out our review here. It was almost ten years ago that I watched the special features on the Out of Sight DVD and a quote has stuck with me ever since. George Clooney, who for the first time was really playing the role of a Hollywood ringleader, said in a making-of featurette, "If you can get Don Cheadle in your movie, get Don Cheadle in your movie." And that about says it all.Although I've always had great admiration for Cheadle in movies, he's equally good on TV talk shows. Who could forget his guest-hosting gigs on The Late Late Show before they settled on Craig Ferguson as the permanet host, or singing "Endless Love" with Adam Sandler on Letterman last year? This one goes the extra mile, though. Spoofing his own new movie, Cheadle recreates a prisoner torture scene from Traitor with his stunt double, Guillermo, a featured player on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Of course, Guillermo looks nothing like Cheadle, but it's fun to watch the Oscar nominee instruct the other actors to "let me have it," while sitting safely behind a monitor watching this poor fat guy get pummeled. The real Traitor is nothing like this, but don't let that stop you. It's the best new movie in theaters this weekend and I'd like to see it do well.