Green Zone (2010)

Matt Damon plays an officer responsible for following the military intel for WMD locales in the early days of the invasion. He gets more frustrated and untrusting as each target comes up empty. When he questions the intel to his superiors, he is "politely" told to follow his orders. 

Green Zone is an action thriller that I would also classify as historical fiction. This may be slightly confusing to viewers, since the film tries very hard to intertwine its fictional story with a very real backdrop that sits in the gray area between history and current events. While watching it, I decided to put aside the question of "What's real and what's not?" and judge it as pure fiction, especially since I don't believe Miller (Damon's character) would have been able to get away with half of what he did.

Sure, it’s bogged down with political messages and heavy handed approaches but it's a fast paced and riveting ride. It's interesting to see the film from Iraq's perspective for a change. Whether the actual film bears any resemblance to the Bourne franchise is another question, but it has Greengrass's stamp is all over it. When the world needs a hero, Matt Damon is willing to step up, yet again.

While Green Zone isn't terribly much more than a straight-up action flick but it is appropriately gritty.  I wouldn’t consider the twists to be original but those elements are merely connecting frames because the rest of the film is about Greengrasss taking Damon on a rouge trip, chase scenes, in fast paced chaotic situations, in the best style that Greengrass knows.