Green Zone

Set in 2003, in the months following the American invasion of Iraq, Army Chief Roy Miller (Matt Damon), in charge of the unit sent to search so-called WMD sites, keeps coming up empty handed. Miller starts to question the integrity of the intelligence information, and begins to uncover something much worse than faulty intelligence. He soon discovers the gravity of the situation and the danger when those involved will do anything to keep their secrets hidden. With the help of the CIA's Middle East expert and a local Iraqi called Freddie, Miller goes rogue to expose the truth behind WMD's (or the lack thereof) in Iraq. Chief Miller takes on the former Iraqi Army, the Pentagon, and US Special forces in an action packed, intellectual thriller.

Matt Damon was great. You're not watching Jason Bourne, Edward Wilson, or Colin Sullivan, you're watching Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller. Damon's ability to get into character is phenomenal. The character of Freddie, a local Iraqi, was complicated, but played very well. The other characters were also well written, and well executed.

The movie had good balance. There was enough action for those who love action, and enough plot for those who love a good story. The opening sequence will get your heart pumping; indeed all the action sequences will put you right into the heart of Bagdad. None of the action seemed unnecessary or cheesy, always pertinent to the story - which was gripping.

Some critics said that the movie is "too" political. Obviously a movie about the Iraq war and the lack of WMD's is going to be political, but it wasn't over the top. It was not a propaganda film with a political agenda. It doesn't portray conspiracy as much as conflicting agendas and conflicting methods for success in Iraq, and different ideas about what "success in Iraq" means. The movie is simply telling a story, not selling a story. And its worth seeing.