“Green Zone” is a pretty intense thriller about the controversial lack of WMDs in Iraq. The movie stars Matt Damon and definitely has hints of “Bourne” films although I think they’re a little more fun than this.

In “Green Zone”, Damon plays an American military man named Miller, who is tasked with finding WMDs in Iraq. He becomes frustrated when the intelligence leads him on a wild goose chase and finds corruption among some of the others his surrounded by. Miller goes on a mission to uncover the truth but unfortunately for him, he’s the incredible unstable, war-torn nation of Iraq.

Matt Damon is pretty good here as Miller. I preferred him as Jason Bourne and I think it’s quite hard not to make the comparison, considering the director (Paul Greengrass) directed some of the “Bourne” pictures. I think the other characters are alright but I think they’re given very little screen-time. There are various American officials and Iraqis that feel as if they needed more scenes as the film felt as if skimmed over a lot. An example is the Iraqi general played by Igal Naor (“Munich”), who just when it seems is about to offer something grand, stops being in the film (I won’t explain how).

“Green Zone” has some good action sequences, parts of it are very intense and I like how there’s an element of mystery involved; it’s not just a simple war film. I enjoyed it a lot more than “The Hurt Locker” because you can get behind the Miller character and the film is much better in terms of pacing.