This movie was super-depressing. It's all about power and greed and the corrupting influence of money. These are important topics, to be sure, but they don't make for light watching. The plot can basically be broken down like so: the lives of a CIA field agent (George Clooney), a business advisor (Matt Damon), an emir's son (Alexander Siddig), a DC power broker (Christopher Plummer), a Texas oil man (Chris Cooper), and a lawyer (Jeffrey Wright) all intersect around a deal over oil.
As many of you regular readers know, it has been a struggle lately to get enough movies watched during the week to keep to my usual schedule. This is because, like many people, I work full-time and also go to school. So I'm reduced to watching movies and TV in 15-minute increments. That is not the way to watch this film. I'm not saying it can't be done, but it really shouldn't. Especially if this is a subject you are at all interested in. If you're a reasonably cynical or well-informed person, there's nothing here that you didn't already know/suspect but the execution is solid and there are enough famous faces sprinkled in that you'll want to pay attention. Odds are good I'll never re-watch this film simply because I did find it depressing, but that shouldn't stop you if you want to see it.
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