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Syriana (2005)
An adaptation of the Robert Baer memoir "See No Evil: The True Story of a Foot Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism." Clooney will play Baer, who spent 20 years in the trenches for the CIA. The title is a geographical term, referring to the Middle East hot spots that have proved so volatile to U.S. security.
| Release Date: | November 23rd, 2005 |
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Syriana Movie Review by Matthew  (11/29/2005) |
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"Syriana", writer/ director Stephen Gaghan's follow-up to his Oscar winning screenplay for "Traffic", is an involving, complicated look at the oil industry. It is a very good film, but you are going to have to work at it, paying attention to every moment, in order to keep track of all of the characters, events and...
(complete Syriana review by Matthew)
| Syriana Movie Review by Thom (5/14/2008) |
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The amazing thing about the type of events depicted in a film like Syriana is that, even as complex as the film is, it's still a gross over-simplification. I give it kudos for attempting and for being moderately successful.
Syriana doesn't take any time to establish exactly where everyone is and why they're there; you pay...
(complete Syriana review by Thom)
Danny Dalton: Some trust fund prosecutor, got off-message at Yale, thinks he's gonna run this up the flagpole, make a name for himself, maybe get elected some two-bit, congressman from nowhere, with the result that Russia or China can suddenly start having, at our expense, all the advantages we enjoy here. No, I tell you....
(complete Syriana review by Movie Addict)
In these times of political crisis, it is frustrating to have our cinema turn a blind eye to the tragedies taking place. Steven Gaghan is the one filmmaker who refuses to stay quiet. As with 'Traffic', which he wrote and Steven Soderbergh directed, Gaghan focuses on the uncomfortable reality of the climate. The story is...
(complete Syriana review by Jessica Film Junkie)
| Syriana Movie Review by Jesse (12/15/2006) |
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One thing for sure about this movie that is flawless is George Clooney's performance. He definitely deserved the Oscar. Now that that is aside I can start bashing this movie. How can you make a 2 hour movie about oil. Like c'mon... It starts to get boring around the 45 minute point and then kind of speeds up again around...
(complete Syriana review by Jesse)
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