Green Zone

Although it has not done well at the box office I must say that Green Zone is a pretty good film. Paul Greengrass has directed the film in his distinctive style. The screenplay was written by Brian Helgeland from a book written by Rajiv Chandrasekaran. The title of the book is Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone.

The film follows a soldier named Miller (Matt Damon). The time is 2003. Miller is very gung ho about finding weapons of mass destruction. But after several raids there are no weapons. In due time he finds out the truth about this illegal war.

The film is made well and held by attention. However, the last action sequence was too long and should have been cut. The film clearly belongs to Damon. Brendan Gleeson, Greg Kinnear and Amy Ryan are there for support but there characters are not very well developed. It doesn't matter because this film is not about characters and acting. It is about finding the truth. And that is why I wish more people were seeing Green Zone. Don't they want to know more about the truth? I do but I guess that most people just don't care. They rather go see such drivel as Teh Bounty Hunter. What can I say? It is the way of the world.