First, as most of my readers know I started watching films over 75 years ago. I have seen seen many war movies, some of them would belong on many best lists.
Green Zone is not one of them.
In a long 115 minute (including 12 minutes of credits),we have about 100 minutes of action, There is no character development of anyone, The plot is about WMD during the Irag war. Unless one knew the political situation. we would not really know what they were talking about. They talked so fast, as if they wanted to get the next action scene.
What makes Green Zone so disappointing is that the writer & director as well as its star, were involved in the creation of such films as: Mystic River, 2 of the Bourne movies & the excellent United 93. Paul Greengrass, Brian Helgeland are the director & writer of the above really good films as well as this film.
Matt Damon stars in Green Zone.In the Bourne films. He was Jason Bourne. He is a very capable actor,He just did not create a person to remember in Green Zone. He seemed very uncomfortable & ill at ease.
Brendan Gleeson is a CIA agent & Khalid Abdula as an Iraqi translator. Khalid was a villain in United 93. He is a fine actor, I hope to see him in more films.
There are also 2 very small female roles (CNN reporters) As I stated this is an all action (boring) film.
One other point. they use hand held cameras throughout..
It was filmed in Spain & is well made,
Ratings: **1/2 (out of4) 68 points (out of 100) IMDb 6 (out of 10)
Green Zone is not one of them.
In a long 115 minute (including 12 minutes of credits),we have about 100 minutes of action, There is no character development of anyone, The plot is about WMD during the Irag war. Unless one knew the political situation. we would not really know what they were talking about. They talked so fast, as if they wanted to get the next action scene.
What makes Green Zone so disappointing is that the writer & director as well as its star, were involved in the creation of such films as: Mystic River, 2 of the Bourne movies & the excellent United 93. Paul Greengrass, Brian Helgeland are the director & writer of the above really good films as well as this film.
Matt Damon stars in Green Zone.In the Bourne films. He was Jason Bourne. He is a very capable actor,He just did not create a person to remember in Green Zone. He seemed very uncomfortable & ill at ease.
Brendan Gleeson is a CIA agent & Khalid Abdula as an Iraqi translator. Khalid was a villain in United 93. He is a fine actor, I hope to see him in more films.
There are also 2 very small female roles (CNN reporters) As I stated this is an all action (boring) film.
One other point. they use hand held cameras throughout..
It was filmed in Spain & is well made,
Ratings: **1/2 (out of4) 68 points (out of 100) IMDb 6 (out of 10)