Undead Siskel

This is a movie that is built for the Oscars.  Which usually works, especially when you have as smart a script as this.  For the first three fourths of the movie you will be completely lost and have no idea what anyone is talking about.  Its hard enough to keep the characters straight.  Which annoyed me at first until I realized that we’re not supposed to understand whats going on.  It paints the perfect picture of big businesses shady conference room talk.  The back stabbing and killing anyone thats in my way attitude works perfectly.  And when it finally all does clear up, and you finally do realize whats going on, its an exciting story that gets played out.  In the end, however, its just another well put together film about Iraq, which isn’t a bad thing, I just feel like all these movies run along the same line.  But still an effective thriller.