Green Zone begs to be compared to the Bourne movies. The lead is the same (Matt Damon), the director is the same (Paul Grenngrass), and even the shaky-cam 'put-you-in-the-moment' style is the same. However, Green Zone is quite the different film that the Bourne movies. It is slow going at first and (also like the Bourne films) has a strong supporting cast. The story revolves around Damon who is at first an obedient soldier but begins to stray from the path and look through his own eyes at the events surrounding him. The films takes place during the beginning of the invasion of the Middle East, and Damon is tasked to find the WMD's (which don't exist). His frustration at this run-around makes him investigate on his own, have a couple of tense and very well done shoot outs, and then come back home again where everybody wishes they could shoot him. It is superb in the way it moves, it is engaging and has a strong story (which most action films lack nowadays). There has been a lot said of the film as purely a political agenda film. Even if this were so, it's damn entertaining. But Damon's investigation is obviously fiction, although his frustration about the WMD's and his reluctance to break away from the pack are very real. Green Zone is a decent film and good entertainment. It's not particularly emotionally compelling, but that's not what a summer action movie requires.
Green Zone: ★★★ 1/2
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