I must say i rather enjoyed watching Syriana. It was a thought provoking film and since i live in Dubai, an oil rich city, it was of special significance to me. Not to mention, a lot of the scenes were shot in Dubai.
Had to wait for the DVD since there were a few scenes cut in the cinema version which were considered unflattering to the Arabs.
Good performances are littered through out the movie. Clooney, Siddig, Jeffrey Wright and Matt Damon stand out. There are many stories in this movie but there is also a definite payoff at the end. The only track which did not convince was the story of how the young Pakistani labourers became terrorists... the scenes were well shot and convincingly acted but it wasn't clear how they went from being labourers to terrorists.
In any case, a good movie that is worth watching... you might learn something new.
Had to wait for the DVD since there were a few scenes cut in the cinema version which were considered unflattering to the Arabs.
Good performances are littered through out the movie. Clooney, Siddig, Jeffrey Wright and Matt Damon stand out. There are many stories in this movie but there is also a definite payoff at the end. The only track which did not convince was the story of how the young Pakistani labourers became terrorists... the scenes were well shot and convincingly acted but it wasn't clear how they went from being labourers to terrorists.
In any case, a good movie that is worth watching... you might learn something new.