March 12
Directed by Oscar nominee Paul Greengrass ( United 93 ) Starring Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Brendan Gleeson, Amy Ryan and Jason Isaacs. Written by Oscar winner Brian Helgeland ( L.A. Confidential, Mystic River ) cinematography by Oscar nominee Barry Ackroyd ( The Hurt Locker ) editing by Oscar winner Chris Rouse ( The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93 ) original music by John Powell ( The Italian Job, Shrek )
Green Zone is based off the book Imperial Life In The Emerald City by journalist Rajiv Chandrasekaren. Damon portrays Chief Warrant Officer Richard Gonzales, who is sent into Iraq's Green Zone area in a covert mission to find weapons of mass destruction. The main premise is where Gonzalas and everyone else for that matter, are led to believe this is the primary reason that this was the United States Intellegence main reason for invading Iraq. Soon Gonzalas will see with his own eyes, this may have not been the truth.
Rated R for violence and language. 115 min.
Oscar chances ? Possibles for screenplay and sound categories. More of March popcorn movie than anything.
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I saw it last night. Good war type action movie. Well made. Greengrass is a good filmmaker.
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