Saturday, July 17, 2010

Green Zone



On March 12, 2010, Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93) re-team for Green Zone. Damon stars as Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller, a rogue U.S. Army officer who must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil before war escalates in an unstable region.

It is such the impact of The Bourne films that 'Green Zone' feels like a similar vehicle for Matt Damon, many of the action set pieces are foot chases, and one of the films high lights a great set piece between Damon and Jason Isaacs chasing a known terrorist though the streets of Baghdad is thrilling, but could be straight out of Bourne.

Expectations are always high for directors after big trilogies, Peter Jackson had it with 'The Lord Of The Rings' series, and Jackson disappointed with 'The Lovely Bones'.
Green Zone is by no means as bad as Jackson’s film but, with all the great cinematography, and an always watch able Matt Damon, supported by a good supporting cast, everything was set for a thrilling action thriller and the end result is slightly under whelming, but compared to any of director Paul Greengrass counterparts impressive.