Movie: Green Zone

I wanted to see “Green Zone” with Matt Damon since I saw the first preview a few months back. When I finally had the opportunity to watch it there was only one theater showing it. This made me wonder if the move had made an early exit due to not being very good.

That assumption was far from the truth. The movie is a contemporary war movie set in May of 2003 after the invasion of Iraq. It follows a Chief Warrant Officer (Damon) as he searches for WMD in a chaotic occupied Bagdad. Since the ‘enemy’ is supposedly conquered, the role of antagonist falls to one of the government officials whose role it is to sow the seeds of democracy.

The movie has plenty of action and a complex intertwined plot. I decided to leave the politics of the subject out of my viewing and just enjoy the story.

Although this certainly isn’t Bourne IV, Damon is convincing in the lead action role.

The movie is based on a book written by the Washington Post bureau chief that was stationed in the Green Zone.

Since this movie is not long for theaters, I suggest you grab it when it’s on DVD.