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Green Zone

  • 20102010
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  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
139K
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Matt Damon in Green Zone (2010)
Discovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer (Damon) to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons on Mass Destruction in an unstable region.
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Discovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region.Discovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region.Discovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region.
IMDb RATING
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139K
YOUR RATING
    • Paul Greengrass
    • Brian Helgeland
    • Rajiv Chandrasekaran(book "Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone")
  • Stars
    • Matt Damon
    • Jason Isaacs
    • Greg Kinnear
    • Paul Greengrass
    • Brian Helgeland
    • Rajiv Chandrasekaran(book "Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone")
  • Stars
    • Matt Damon
    • Jason Isaacs
    • Greg Kinnear
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 308User reviews
    • 263Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
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    • Clark Poundstone
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      • Paul Greengrass
      • Brian Helgeland
      • Rajiv Chandrasekaran(book "Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone")
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    • Trivia
      Many of the soldiers in Matt Damon's WMD unit were actual Iraq War and Afghanistan War veterans, not actors. Damon said his biggest challenge was knowing he was an actor who was giving orders to actual soldiers.
    • Goofs
      Like most films situated in the Middle-East this movie was filmed in Morocco. The streets are filled with French cars that you would not find in Iraq and scenes of men in crowds wearing the Moroccan common dress.
    • Quotes

      Freddy: [to Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller] It is not for you to decide what happens here.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Saw VI/Cirque du Freak/The Vampire's Assistant/Amelia (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Aboun Salehoun
      Written by Youssef El Mejjad, Pat Jabbar

      Performed by Amira Saqati

      Courtesy of Barraka El Farnatshi Prod.

    User reviews308

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    7/10
    Green means go
    Green Zone is a film that deafly navigates the possibly disastrous path of action saturation, creative liberties and touchy subject matter. Matt Damon's and director Paul Greengrass' third effort after The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum tells the fictionalized but accurate account of the span following the opening siege of Iraq, where the supposed WMD program of Saddam Hussein failed to unveil itself. Green Zone will keep those looking for a sharp action-war film entertained and enrapture those interested in the politically charged events of the war without alienating either group.

    This may not be the hard hitting expose for which some may be yearning, but it is all we could hope for in a mainstream Hollywood product. Greengrass is certainly no stranger to the events surrounding Iraq, having already helmed the highly touted United 93 which tells the story of one of the doomed planes on September 11th of 2001. His obvious passion for the subject gives Green Zone the gravitas and grounding a film like this needs and with the exception of multi-Oscar winner The Hurt Locker and Ridley Scott's Middle Eastern thriller Body of Lies this is the strongest of the growing glut of such movies.

    Damon stars as Roy Miller, a chief warrant officer who is at the forefront for the search of WMD sites, all of which were gathered from a mysterious source known only as 'Magellan'. When site after site turns up empty, Miller begins to ask questions that high ranking officials do not want asked. With seemingly his only friend in all this, Marin Brown (Brendan Gleeson) a veteran CIA operative, and an Iraqi interpreter named Freddy, Miller goes rogue to uncover the truth. Standing in his way are the remaining loyal insurgents, a Whitehouse bureaucrat named Poundstone (Greg Kinnear) who wants to keep things on track and his asset on the ground who is tasked with stopping Miller's inquiries.

    Matt Damon is extremely solid here. He has no weepy dramatic scenes or big blow-ups through which to act showy. He is very believable and low key and is an infinitely charismatic and commanding presence on screen. Kinnear is also quite good as the slimy suit that stands in the way of our hero and the lesser know supporting cast all drive home noteworthy performances as well. Much has been said about Greengrass' hand-held camera technique which seems to leave some on the nauseous side. I have however, come up with a theory in light of all the critics starting to get on my nerves and actually managing to turn my attention to the so called shaky cam, which has never before bothered me.

    Take for example film critic James Berardinelli who seems to be on the line when it comes to that style of shooting. For the latter two Bourne films, he made ample criticism of the shaky cam and it would seem that his overall consensus reflected such. For Green Zone he claimed the vibration was far more restrained, which is in contrast to most other critics who claimed it was the worst yet. My theory? One's perception of the film is not due to the camera movement, but rather the inverse. Depending on how engrossed a person is with the material, performances etc that is how watchable they perceive the film to be. So in the case of Berardinelli, the camera movement was likely fairly similar, but he found Green Zone's material simply better.

    Cinematography aside, Green Zone is a rousing action film with a spectacular climax. Not only will it keep you entertained on a Friday night, but it will serve as a reminder of what happened in Iraq every time you press play.

    Read all my reviews at simonsaysmovies.blogspot.com
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    • Were there weapons of mass destruction in Iraq?
    • Was there any link between Saddam Hussein and the 9/11 attacks?

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    • Release date
      • March 12, 2010 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Spain
      • United States
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      • Rabat, Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • StudioCanal
      • Relativity Media
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