Green Zone
A thriller from the director of The Bourne Ultimatum, set during the US-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, about a bunch of CIA agents and a warrant officer (Matt Damon) on the trail of certain weapons of mass destruction. A foreign correspondent (The Wire's Amy Ryan) follows their mission.
The film is based on the 2006 book Imperial Life in the Emerald City by journalist Rajiv Chandrasekaran and takes place in the 'Green Zone' – a 10-square-kilometer area in central Baghdad that is the centre of international forces in the city.
- Director:
- Paul Greengrass ('The Bourne Ultimatum', 'United 93', 'The Bourne Supremacy', 'Bloody Sunday')
- Writer:
- Brian Helgeland
- Cast:
- Matt DamonJason IsaacsGreg KinnearBrendan GleesonAmy Ryan
Reviews & comments
Better than 'The Hurt Locker' by a long shot.
My title says it all. I was looking forward to seeing THL after reading all the rave reviews, but was sorely let down as all it amounted to was a gigantic pile of American 'Fluff'. This movie is by far the better option. If you 'enjoy' (how can you?) war movies, and want 'entertainment' (war is NOT entertainment by any stretch of the imagination??) this...
Action packed and attention holding,
but as for the message, well who knows, least of all the Cookies of the world with all the agenda/conspiracy supposition they like push. There are clearly questions that deserve to be answered, but if you believe Hollywood is the place to get them, wake up. Can't but agree with Flicks this time.
You just don't get it, do you Cookie ??
The people who post inane blogs infuriate me and no doubt many others too. The 'old news' Mr Hedley refers to is the fact that the so called WMD never ever existed in the first place - NOT the protracted and unjustified Middle Eastern war that I'm sure Cookie is on his high horse about. It is disgusting that America set foot in Iraq in the first place under...
How is this old news? Flicks review shame!
I thought it very relevant. We all wondered why are we attacking Iraq again in 2003 when they were beat the first time - when we should be finding that other guy in Afghanistan. This is relevant today and will be tomorrow. Never has it been so obvious that a government blatantly went after more than WMDs and the story deserves to be told. Bloody hell people...
Variety
pressOnce Damon's one-man truth squad goes off the reservation and starts behaving too much like Jason Bourne for comfort, the film begins not only spilling more blood but also leaking crucial credibility.
TVNZ
pressThe team behind the successful run of Bourne movies have reunited for this thriller set in Iraq after the 2003 war.
The New York Times
pressWhen Mr. Greengrass made “United 93,” his 2006 reconstruction of one of the Sept. 11 hijackings, some people fretted that it was too soon. My own response to Green Zone is almost exactly the opposite: it’s about time.
Los Angeles Times
pressMade with daring and passion, it attempts the impossible and comes remarkably close to pulling it off. So close, in fact, that the skill and audacity used, the shock and awe of this highly entertaining attempt, are more significant than the imperfect results.
Hollywood Reporter
pressChristopher Rouse's rapid-fire editing nervously stitches the stunts, chases, fights and confrontations together. It's a remarkable film.
Empire Magazine
pressBourne goes epic. A wham-bam actioner, but its pointed political subtext ensures Damon and Greengrass deliver their most provocative mission yet.
Dominion Post
pressMatt Damon and director Paul Greengrass have been having all sorts of fun by subverting the pugnacious brand of "all-American boy" that Damon first made his name with, and reinventing the angsty moppet as something of a stalking horse for the liberal Left.
Chicago Sun-Times
pressIt is a thriller, not a documentary. It's my belief that the nature of the neocon evildoing has by now become pretty clear. Others will disagree. The bottom line is: This is one hell of a thriller.
Variety
pressOnce Damon's one-man truth squad goes off the reservation and starts behaving too much like Jason Bourne for comfort, the film begins not only spilling more blood but also leaking crucial credibility.
TVNZ
pressThe team behind the successful run of Bourne movies have reunited for this thriller set in Iraq after the 2003 war.
The New York Times
pressWhen Mr. Greengrass made “United 93,” his 2006 reconstruction of one of the Sept. 11 hijackings, some people fretted that it was too soon. My own response to Green Zone is almost exactly the opposite: it’s about time.
Los Angeles Times
pressMade with daring and passion, it attempts the impossible and comes remarkably close to pulling it off. So close, in fact, that the skill and audacity used, the shock and awe of this highly entertaining attempt, are more significant than the imperfect results.
Hollywood Reporter
pressChristopher Rouse's rapid-fire editing nervously stitches the stunts, chases, fights and confrontations together. It's a remarkable film.
Empire Magazine
pressBourne goes epic. A wham-bam actioner, but its pointed political subtext ensures Damon and Greengrass deliver their most provocative mission yet.
Dominion Post
pressMatt Damon and director Paul Greengrass have been having all sorts of fun by subverting the pugnacious brand of "all-American boy" that Damon first made his name with, and reinventing the angsty moppet as something of a stalking horse for the liberal Left.
Chicago Sun-Times
pressIt is a thriller, not a documentary. It's my belief that the nature of the neocon evildoing has by now become pretty clear. Others will disagree. The bottom line is: This is one hell of a thriller.
Better than 'The Hurt Locker' by a long shot.
My title says it all. I was looking forward to seeing THL after reading all the rave reviews, but was sorely let down as all it amounted to was a gigantic pile of American 'Fluff'. This movie is by far the better option. If you 'enjoy' (how can you?) war movies, and want 'entertainment' (war is NOT entertainment by any stretch of the imagination??) this...
Action packed and attention holding,
but as for the message, well who knows, least of all the Cookies of the world with all the agenda/conspiracy supposition they like push. There are clearly questions that deserve to be answered, but if you believe Hollywood is the place to get them, wake up. Can't but agree with Flicks this time.
You just don't get it, do you Cookie ??
The people who post inane blogs infuriate me and no doubt many others too. The 'old news' Mr Hedley refers to is the fact that the so called WMD never ever existed in the first place - NOT the protracted and unjustified Middle Eastern war that I'm sure Cookie is on his high horse about. It is disgusting that America set foot in Iraq in the first place...
How is this old news? Flicks review shame!
I thought it very relevant. We all wondered why are we attacking Iraq again in 2003 when they were beat the first time - when we should be finding that other guy in Afghanistan. This is relevant today and will be tomorrow. Never has it been so obvious that a government blatantly went after more than WMDs and the story deserves to be told. Bloody hell...
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