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Amanda Peet, Chris Cooper, Christopher McDonald, Christopher Plummer, David Clennon
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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Id: 8773362
This is a great gripping political thriller set in the Persian Gulf, with George Clooney in one of the best performances of his career!
Proper 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.
Honestly, 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.
Well 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.
A 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)
The Shia regime in Iran is halfway to winning its undeclared 30-year war with the U.S. which began with the overthrow of the Shah in 1979 by using proxies such as Hezbollah and the Kurds, forging alliances with Russia and China and exploiting the Muslim divide of Shia and Sunni f...( read more)
This movie was awful. I fell asleep in the middle. It was boring and confusing and did not live up to all the hype.
