The Damon/Greengrass re-teaming has a trailer... finally

It's sad I don't talk up Paul Greengrass enough. To most of American he's the director of "The Bourne Supremacy" and "The Bourne Ultimatum", however in addition to his action credits he has two flooring dramas; one being 2002's "Bloody Sunday" and the second 2006's "United 93", which topped Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center" in emotion and accolades. Greengrass is a brilliant filmmaker who's also the king of the shaky cam which is an art unto itself. Which is why the third 'Bourne' film won an Oscar for it's editing (one of three it won). Now they return together in "Green Zone", inspired by a book by Washington Post journalist Rajiv Chandrasekaran about U.S. soldiers who tracking down Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq and finding... well we know what they ended up finding.

The film wasn't made with cooperation of the United States military, unlike army friendly pics like 'Transformers'. Much as I enjoy those films, I do find it a bit off putting that the military is selling itself to a younger audience in that way. In any case the film does not reflect the politics of the book, but is it does abide by the mindset of 'what is this REALLY all for'. In addition to the greatness of Greengrass and Damon is Oscar winning screenwriter Brian Helgeland, actors Brendan Gleeson ('In Bruges' and '28 Days Later'), Greg Kinnear ('Little Miss Sunshine' and 'As Good As It Gets') and actress Amy Ryan ('Gone Baby Gone' and 'The Office').

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlJy6GDugeA

SIDE NOTE: This weekend I will hopefully be reviewing "A Serious Man", the new comedy by Joel and Ethan Coen.