Apr 20, 2010 04:23 PM
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(Updated May 03, 2010 03:50 PM)
"We should always think before we go to war"
Cliche'? yes. But not when it shown through some rugged cinematography, some sensible direction and slick screenplay.
The movie sparks off with an aesthetically-picturized combat sequence. There is no stopping right from there.
Set in 2003 Saddam-Hussain-fled Iraq , it shows America, now on an urgent need to prove their claims that Iraq has hidden away WMDs in various hidden sites. As per intelligence reports, Miller leads his team to every alleged WMD site. He is left frustrated time and again after busting into
These 'sites' that seem nowhere close to WMD sites. With the number of casualities rising and nothing concrete in their hands, the pentagon is compelled to further pressure the armed forces in order to maintain trust. The CIA head MArtin Brown (Brendan Gleeson), a well informed and sharp-tongued executive warns against all possible moves of the special forces. Miller soon releases the truth in Brown's words. The callousness of the pentagon and school-bully attitude of the Delta force soon makes him operate on his own. the free-wheeling Army chief gets entangled in a web that leaves him stunned and takes him further into the dirty rabit-hole. The truth as they say is never always sweet. The film as such warns that the efforts of many good men could go useless and horribly unpredictable when people at the top don't get their facts right.... and honest.
The casting steals the show with Matt Damon setting the benchmark as anupright and respected Chief Roy Miller.The movie does bring in waves set off by his previous 'Bourne' adventures, but the calm and composed eyebrows prove you wrong. Greg Kinnear has done his job quite well as the Pentagon agent and Jason Isaacs stars as a ruthless delta force chief. Amy Ryan has nothing really big to do as a wall-street journalist and her role seems quite incomplete, as it seems like many of her scenes were deleted to further speed up this high-octane movie.
You know what to expect when its the director of the critically acclaimed Bourne series.With this film he further extends his prowess over real-camera action that drags you along the entire adventure with the jeep, through the dusty lanes, inside the choppers and into the plot! This movie is not for people who can't take jerks on screen. Coming in at a time when film-technology has been raised beyond imagination and audiences' expectations have soared beyond set limits, this movie stands out like a Zen monk among the sweaty crowd of six-packs and two pieces. Big relief for movie lovers like me!!
So if the rate at which popcorn enters your mouth is very much dependent on the speed of the movie. You better get an extra bag for this outing.
