Green Zone
After a handful of bad intelligence reports and fruitless raids on supposed stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Matt Damon) begins to question his superiors and their motivation in Iraq. Martin Brown (Brendan Gleeson), a high ranking CIA official also senses something suspicious is afoot. Working together Brown and Miller set out to uncover where exactly the weapons of mass destruction are hidden, but their work will not be easy, especially if Pentagon official Clark Poundstone (Greg Kinnear) has anything to do with the investigation. Can the conspiracy, corruption, and spin control be exposed or will the efforts be in vain?
Directed by Paul Greengrass with basically the same feel and fervor as his last several films featuring leading man Matt Damon, the Bourne Supremacy and the Bourne Ultimatum. To that end, intense handheld cinematography and fast paced action sequences lend to a frenetic and claustrophobic feel. Although a fairly safe storyline doesn’t exactly challenge viewers imaginations. Tough guy action hero acting seems to come naturally to Damon at this point and weasel bad guy acting is perfectly fitted for Kinnear which is all well and good; however, none of the actors in this film were particularly stretched in their abilities. In summary, there’s nothing technically wrong with this film, but we’re not getting anything that hasn’t already been done before– several times over. Maybe a matinee or rental later. Green Zone is rated R.