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...this Matt Damon thriller is certain to be politically polarizing.
It takes place early in the Iraq War where soldiers are following maps looking for WMDs but coming up with nothing.
Damon suspects something is fishy.
The plot is based on a true story, "Imperial Life in the Emerald City".
The hand held camera action gets a little heavy from time to time, particularly in the chase scenes toward the end but it is effective in creating a sense of urgency, anxiety and apprehension.
Damon is solid as usual and you get a good sense of Iraq streetlife post US bombing. The supporting cast is also very good and it was nice seeing Greg Kinear play against type.
Although films about the Iraq War have not done well with audiences, in the showing I attended, the theater was sold-out and at the end there was applause.
I'd give it a B.
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Topic - Green Zone... - mkuller 09:51:34 03/13/10 (14)
- Why polarizing? - Harmonia 16:36:15 03/24/10 (0)
- This film sat in the can for two years before release. - Tony D. 09:14:31 03/14/10 (3)
- Don't know about that.... - MaxwellP 10:32:01 03/14/10 (2)
- "But the movie (which was shot two years ago and has been sitting on Universal's shelf ever since)" - Tony D. 12:16:13 03/14/10 (1)
- Wikipedia says they finished filming in Dec. 2008...//nt - MaxwellP 14:21:25 03/14/10 (0)
- "this Matt Damon thriller is certain to be politically polarizing"... - MaxwellP 13:00:53 03/13/10 (5)
- Rotten Tomatoes wasn't so kind to it - rnhood 14:27:44 03/13/10 (4)
- Rotten Tomatoes isn't the final arbiter of taste. - Harmonia 16:30:48 03/24/10 (0)
- Bush apologists might be offended by it...(nt) - mkuller 16:00:58 03/13/10 (2)
- Let's not forget Clintoon was on the WMD bandwagon on his watch. * - mr grits 20:05:36 03/13/10 (1)
- Nice try - but he didn't go to war there...(nt) - mkuller 10:41:56 03/14/10 (0)
- Was it Jason Bourne does Baghdad? * - mr grits 10:35:22 03/13/10 (2)
- Nope, although... - Harmonia 16:33:11 03/24/10 (0)
- That's what it looked like from the trailer... - mkuller 12:51:33 03/13/10 (0)
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