Starring:    Matt Damon, Amy Ryan, Greg Kinnear

Directed:    Paul Greengrass

Teaming up again together Bourne Director Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon bring us a fresh take on the war in Iraq and the hunt for WMD’s based on the novel, “Life in The Emerald City” by Wasgington Post journo Rajiv Chandrasekaran.

Damon stars a Warren Miller, an army officer who is sent to Bagdad in order to ascertain where the WMD’s are being stored.  While he there he starts to question the quality of his intelligence and  teaming up with intrepid journalist  Laurie Dayne (Amty Ryan) decides to search for the truth.

With a supporting cast that includes Greg Kinnear and Brendan Gleeson, this is an excellent action movie that doesn’t take away from the intelligent script.

And yes, it is essentially, Bourne Goes To Iraq.

4/5