Syriana details
| Formats: | 15 DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Alexander Siddig, Amanda Peet, George Clooney, Christopher Plummer, Matt Damon, Chris Cooper, Tim Blake Nelson, Jeffrey Wright, Tim Blake Nel, William Hurt |
| Director: | Stephen Gaghan |
| Genres: | Drama - Crime, Thriller - Crime, Supernatural |
| Collections: | Cops & Robbers, Political Thrillers, Top 400 All-Time Rentals, Watch Online Crime Classics |
| Name | Discs | |
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Syriana |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 2 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 10 Jul 2006 |
| Main languages: | English, Audio Description |
| Subtitles: | Arabic, English, Hebrew, Icelandic |
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By Tom Charity from LOVEFiLMStephen Gaghan dramatic directional debut is an Middle Eastern espionage thriller starring George Clooney and Matt Damon...
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Complex but intriguing - a political film for today
By SamFromMaidenhead (257 reviews) from Maidenhead , 04 Mar 2006[Highly rated reviewer]
Syriana follows the multi-plot narrative that films such as Traffic and Crash did so well. Four stories are told, each interdependent on the other. One is about the CIA involvement in the Middle East, one is about the merger of two oil giants, one is about the heir to a oil rich country and the other about a Pakistani immigrant who gets laid off by an oil company only to find solace in Islamic militarism. This film is not easy going as the plots are very complex - especially the story about the oil merger and the corruption that goes with big business. The real pay off is in the last thirty minutes when all the stories come at log ahead and a climatic conclusion is sought. The film is a little over-indulgent in its complexity but it is riddled with some tension enhancing scenes such as the Clooney's torture and the CIA spy satellite. The acting and direction is superb. Be warned half the film is in subtitle but this adds to the realism of this project. Syriana at no times dumbs or glosses over the arguments about oil politics. Could be shorter and a little more straightforward for a first viewing but it should be commended for asking all the right questions.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(615)Boring boring boring
By a customer , 22 Mar 2013Boring boring boring. Potentially a great film but too disjointed, too slow and too boring... just boring. Boring...like this review. Bored.- Was this review helpful to you?
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moving and well crafted movie
By chrislovesfilms (7 reviews) , 21 Mar 2013[Highly rated reviewer]
quite brilliant, a really true depiction of the grubby world of oil and power, the only flaw is that there are no good guys.... sorry George,- Was this review helpful to you?
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Boring, disjointed and slow
By a customer , 25 Feb 2013After attempting to see this through to the end a couple of times I finally got there and wished I hadn't bothered. Boring, disjointed and slow. Clooney and Damon are quite good but you can spot the little acting tricks that they often use to get through boring scenes. It's unlikely that the real life oil business is anything like as corrupt and criminal as this fictitious paranoid film implies. If it is let's wait until a good factual documentary can be made. The world doesn't need this film.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Silly title, great film...
By arj404 (5 reviews) , 29 Nov 2012what Bond should be,,, complex and compelling... silly title, great film, superb performances... I am going to look for more from this writer/director- Was this review helpful to you?
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syriana average
By a customer , 07 Oct 2012I like to watch any going And give it more than a chance , there is nothing fast paced about this film And it is just average. Worth watching if your freeview has gone down. Considering clooney And damon are in it , it is pretty boring. Don't let that put you off too much though.- Was this review helpful to you?
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