I just got back from Syriana. It's been a long, long time since a movie evoked intense emotion from me, but this one did the trick. I know this was a work of fiction, but as I drove home, I really wondered how shady the behind the scenes dealings really are and how much of the film could actually have somewhat touched on truth. Perhaps I'm just paranoid.
As for the acting...I think it was great and suited the movie well. I particularly think the man who played the elder royal brother did a fantastic job. The only part I really didn't like was the part with the lawyer and his father...it had nothing to do with the story and just seemed like it was thrown in there for the hell of it.
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"They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king"
Formerly Medusa
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