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Old 12-10-2005, 07:42 PM   #681
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I saw Syriana today, and here are my thoughts:

The trailer gives a fairly good idea of what to expect in terms of subject matter, but the pacing is not the same. Think of Traffic, but more drawn out. It was boring, and at some points I felt like I paid to sit around doing nothing. I don't have anything against slow movies, but I didn't feel any connection to the characters, so I wasn't interested. I could never remember which of the old guys was which, and some of their dealings I didn't understand at all.

The movie was done the same way as Traffic, so there are different stories part of a larger whole. A couple of them I actually did like. The movie had a good ending, and some of the issues brought up were nice. But as a whole, it was too long and boring.

And if the trailers are the same for everyone, they suck ass. Don't see this at a theater. Renting it or watching it on TV would be good enough.
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