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Lacking Intelligence: Even the Ever-Cool Matt Damon Can't Salvage Thisnew
It's admirable when a director tries to go beyond just blowing things up in a war movie (as Kathryn Bigelow did successfully with The Hurt Locker) — but good intentions are never enough. Witness the thrown-together optical assault that is Green Zone.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
03-17-2010 |
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Chaos Contained: Review of 'Green Zone'new

As long as you don't enter Paul Greengrass' Green Zone expecting Bourne 4 or a totally accurate history lesson, you should emerge sufficiently entertained and possibly even enlightened with regard to the real reasons behind America's involvement in the Iraq war.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jeff Sneider |
03-16-2010 |
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Too Little Too Late: Paul Greengrass Switches Teams, But to What End?

Director Paul Greengrass attempts to overcompensate for his unthinkably flat 2006 propaganda piece United 93 with a shaky-cam Iraq war picture.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-08-2010 |
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'The Bourne Ultimatum': Total Recallnew
The world needs a Jason Bourne right now, or at least the movies do.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
08-17-2007 |
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'Bourne' Againnew
Jason Bourne treats emoting a bit like catching his breath: He does it only because he has to.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Drew Lazor |
08-07-2007 |
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'Bourne' Againnew
The final film of the trilogy, Ultimatum is one of the best movies of the year.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
08-06-2007 |
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'The Bourne Ultimatum': Dirty Secretsnew
It is gratifying that the zenith of a summer movie season otherwise headlined by shape-shifting robots and an aging '80s action icon comes in the form of throwback to the espionage thrillers of the 1970s updated as compelling, exhilarating zeitgeist.
Bourne, Baby, Bournenew
The Bourne Ultimatum is the most exciting movie of the summer by leaps and bounds.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
08-01-2007 |
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The Bourne Ultimatum
Even audiences new to the Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) spy thriller franchise will respond with compulsory excitement at the elaborately orchestrated chain of exhilarating chase sequences that lead up to a philosophically satisfying whopper of a climax.
The Bourne Trilogy Ends
Even audiences new to the Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) spy thriller franchise will respond with compulsory excitement at the elaborately orchestrated chain of exhilarating chase sequences that lead up to a philosophically satisfying whopper of a climax.
'The Bourne Ultimatum': Shaking and Stirring
The camera may be jittery, but Paul Greengrass has The Bourne Ultimatum's terrific action under control.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
07-27-2007 |
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Terror in the Airnew
Greengrass' insistence on a largely improvised script, mostly unknown actors and the use of handheld cameras brings a docudrama feel to this film.
Jackson Free Press |
Stephen McDill |
05-04-2006 |
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On Sept. 11new
United 93 is an amazing, yet painful, movie experience.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
05-03-2006 |
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The Day the World Changednew
United 93 is a sober, humanistic portrait of America’s literal "first responders," who in an instant were forced to wrap their heads around a new, unfathomable reality.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-28-2006 |
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Cabin Pressure
Greengrass' account of the fourth plane to be hijacked on Sept. 11, 2001, is the purest of action flicks.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
04-28-2006 |
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Tags: Paul Greengrass, united 93