Syriana

Starring: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Christopher Plummer, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, Amanda Peet
Directed by: Stephen Gaghan
Rating: R
Genre: Drama, Thriller
2005

Times Seen:
Tim: 1

Summary: A merger between two of the largest oil companies in the world presents major global implications for the many people involved. Some are life changing, some are life-ending.

Review:

Tim: Honesty moment. While I watched this movie, I was engaged in some work on my computer, and I barely paid attention to it. I never, ever do that, so I knew I had to come clean here. While I did not give this film the attention it deserves, I still followed it enough to feel confident to voice an opinion o it. Even though I was quite distracted, I liked this movie. It was beautifully shot, concerned an importance, controversial, political topic, and featured a strong cast giving good performances. I can't comment on too many intricate details of the film, but even distracted, I found myself entertained and as interested as possible, concerning the circumstances.

George Clooney was very good in the role. He gained a great deal of weight, and with that huge beard, was very interesting to watch. He gives a solid, if somewhat un-George-Clooney like performance, and the Academy awarded him with a deserved Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (even though he was kind of the lead actor). Matt Damon provides good support work in a smaller role. I am amazed at his ability to carry a movie like The Bourne Identity, and then turn around and play the support role here or in Ocean's Eleven. This is a remarkable talent, and should pay off handsomely for him.

I do feel guilty for not giving this movie 100% of my attention, but I have been reviewing movies for a long time, and I have seen so many, that I really do know what I'm talking about. I'll see this movie again and update this review, but for now, feel confident that this is a good movie, and you will like it.

Rating 1-10
Tim's Rating: 7.5



If You Enjoyed This Movie, We Recommend: Traffic, The Bourne Identity, Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve