Amanda Peet, Chris Cooper, Christopher McDonald
From the players brokering back-room deals in Washington to the men toiling in the oil fields of the Persian Gulf, a political thriller with multiple storylines that weave together showing the human c...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 20, 2006
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September 22, 2009This is a great gripping political thriller set in the Persian Gulf, with George Clooney in one of the best performances of his career!
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September 20, 2009Proper review to follow. Too tired. --Serious film, brutal 5 minute torture scene. Its quite a complicated story but I think the director managed to pull it off quite nicely. The trailer is a bit deceiving though.
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June 8, 2009Honestly, I fell asleep a few times during this one. I love Jeffrey Wright, and George Clooney really impresses me sometimes, but this was just too long.
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May 31, 2009Well written, executed and acted. I'm disappointed Ghassan Massoud passed on this film as I think he would have added an interesting dimension. A well-balanced and even-handed examination.
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September 29, 2008A triumph. Powerful, riveting and electrifying. Chilling, compelling, magnetic, devestating and totally unforgettable. A brilliant, first-rate, exciting, gripping, searing, scorching and enaging drama. Thrilling and explosive. Intoxicating, whip-smart and incrediably enthralling....( read more)
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October 28, 2009This movie was awful. I fell asleep in the middle. It was boring and confusing and did not live up to all the hype.
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Critic Reviews
October 7, 2006
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
December 30, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
Didactic and muddled to the point of incoherence. full review
December 9, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Watch closely and listen carefully during Syriana because Stephen Gaghan's movie is that rarity: a thinking person's drama. full review
December 9, 2005
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Syriana is an ambitious edifice, built with conviction and skill. But I'm not sure I understand it, and I'm not sure I care. full review
December 8, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Syriana is an endlessly fascinating movie about oil and money, America and China, traders and spies, the Gulf States and Texas, reform and revenge, bribery and betrayal. full review
November 23, 2005
David Edelstein, NPR's Fresh Air
In some ways, we're the protagonist, and when the strands coalesce in the last hour and we glimpse the bigger picture, Syriana finally eats into the mind. full review
November 23, 2005
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
A complex, intriguing narrative about oil, terrorism, money and power.
November 22, 2005
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Thought-provoking and unnerving, emotionally engaging and intellectually stimulating. full review
November 14, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
No dry civics lesson, this fighting-mad film isn't just hot, it's incendiary. And no one gets off the hook. You see it with the exhilarating feeling that a movie can make a difference. full review
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July 13, 2006If youve read most of my recent reviews you would probably agree that i am not the most broad minded individual. In fact, many movies i have a strong distaste for. This however is not that case, i do enjoy a wider range of movie Genres, and Syrianna has striked my attention. It seems like an interesting movie tht would leave you befuddled, but somewhat pleased with the outcome, and also leave you thinking about it long after youve seen it. That happened to me with "Lord Of War", and this looks to do the same with different viewpoints and a unique angle.
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July 5, 2006Personally , I just didn't like it.. I thought the whole presentation was wrong and the caption in English on the screen took away from the movie,,
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