"The Bedouins Always Have the Right of Away"
Last night I went and saw
Syriana. I've been wanting to see it for a long time given it's attempt to be the first real dirty main stream movie about the Middle East, it's politics, our interests and our own corruption at home.
Unfortunately, the movie's preview shows cars blowing up and car chases and stern looks but the movie is much more about the dialogue and following the plot. There is a cool torture scene but it's mostly just trying to follow the 5 sub plots. I remember sitting there and saying "this is just like Traffic". Well Stephen Gaghan also wrote the screenplay for Traffic. If you liked Traffic you will more than likely enjoy this movie. The plot is more concentric to theorists that watch CNN for a giggle and then go home to watch Seinfeld in a cynical realization that they have no control.
The plot is easy to follow if you really want to pay attention but the movie itself drags and is not something that you would watch more than once. There were some pretty good diatribes and some poignant things said. It's the only movie that I have really wanted to see in a long time. It lives up to the bill.
Oh and for my Baltimore people - they had a scene in the parking lot of White Marsh mall outside of Ikea. They also had a scene at the Sip n Bite in Canton and - are you ready for this ...they showed the exit sign for Rosedale as he was getting off of 95. LOL
