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Syriana (2005) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Syriana (2005) a score of 2.8356 out of 4

based on (392) reviews

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Excellent

(50)

Very Good

(277)

Good

(63)

Fair

(2)

Poor

(0)

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Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)

For two hours I felt like a kitten chasing an elusive ball of catnip that remained just beyond my paw....read the complete Syriana (2005) review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)

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Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)

A gripping movie about espionage, loyalty and betrayal....read the complete Syriana (2005) review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)

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San Francisco Bay Guardian

A paunched-out, credibly weary George Clooney plays CIA agent Bob, who facilitates speedy deaths for inconvenient people in the oil-rich Near East. His promised final assignment before desk-job retirement is to eliminate Prince Nasir (Alexander Siddig),...read the complete Syriana (2005) review at San Francisco Bay Guardian

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Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)

If while watching this movie, you started to suspect that Stephen Gaghan is just a pseudonym of Michael Moore's, you would be forgiven. There hasn't been a movie this anti-America (note that I'm not saying it's unamerican, since Gaghan is as entitled to...read the complete Syriana (2005) review at Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)