Syriana: Blu-ray disc DVD Review

Big and sprawling--too sprawling, really--with oil and the Middle East at the center of its corruption.

George Clooney won the Academy Award for his performance as CIA operative Bob Barnes, a cagey man of measured words who knows too much of what nobody should know about.

With Matt Damon in another shrewd career move as a devastated young oil broker, the film’s complexities are many and intriguing, with moments recalling the work of John Le Carre. Too dense to be great, but its timeliness and eagerness to take risks make moments riveting.

Rated R. Grade: B+