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Mis-Syriana

Advantages: Deep and involved
Disadvantages: Tends toward the morose

THE PLOT Syriana is a film made up of 4 sub-plots, running concurrently toward a single end. 1. Bob Barnes (played by George Clooney) is a CIA agent who, having spent many years doing the American government's dirty work in the Middle East, becomes ...

Darktime 22.08.2007 · Read full review
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Possibly The Most Intelligent Movie Of The Decade

Advantages: Flawless storytelling
Disadvantages: A slow run up to the main plot for those easily distracted.

...I can't deny the arrival of Syriana had me seeing both positives and negatives. Although I had heard that George Clooney pulled out his greatest performance ever I was also concerned that the subject matter of Syriana may be a little beyond me. All I knew ...

sghawken 03.07.2006 · Read full review
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Great. How Much For My Other Kid?

Advantages: Gripping storyline with superb direction and fantastic performances all round.
Disadvantages: The subject matter will be a little too dark or too realistic for some

...Given the current situation in the Middle East it seemed almost fitting that I seen Syriana for the second time on Sunday night. The latest movie staring George Clooney was released earlier this year and having seen it in the cinema I was completely blown ...

Andy.mack 23.07.2006 · Read full review
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Deep Heat

Advantages: Interesting subject matter, decent performances
Disadvantages: Confusing story, boring subplots

Sometimes you see a film after it's won some awards and when those final credits roll you wonder what all the fuss was about. It's happened this year with Crash, sure it's a decent film but there were far better. The same can be said for Syriana, a film t ...

utero 27.10.2006 · Read full review
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A Ticking Time-Bomb of Tension

Advantages: Great performances, sharp writing and direction
Disadvantages: It might make people believe Matt Damon can act

"Syriana" is the term used for a hypothetical Middle-Eastern super-state. The oil-rich area has been fought over for thousands of years and tempers flare whenever foreign governments get involved. Bob Barnes is a CIA agent trying to track a missing missil ...

afy9mab 30.07.2006 · Read full review
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