Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • March 24, 2010 Looking for WMDs and coming up empty by Dennis Seuling “The Green Zone” takes place shortly after the invasion of Iraq in 2003, when the priority assignment for the American military was locating the weapons of mass destruction the United States declared as the reason for going to war. Chief Warrant Officer Miller (Matt Damon) has just secured the third location supposed to contain these weapons and come up empty yet again. He is convinced the intelligence he is receiving is faulty. This premise drives the story as Miller, eager to fulfill his mission and find the WMDs, must balance his obligation to the chain of command with his eagerness to discover why the intelligence turns up nothing. Miller’s quest leads him “off reserva- K IRK E RS INN Sauerbrauten • Schnitzels • Bavarian Sausages Goulash • Potato Pancakes • Dumplings Spaetzel and more. GERMAN FULL BEERS ON TAP Plus Our Regular Menu • Reservations Suggested TOP GERMAN AMERICAN RESTAURANT IN BERGEN & PASSAIC COUNTIES Matt Damon stars as an American officer in Iraq assigned to locate weapons of mass destruction in ‘The Green Zone.’ BAR Open Monday-Saturday – Noon-Midnight • Closed Sunday www.kirkers.com • All Major Credit Cards Accepted 237 Diamond Bridge Ave, Hawthorne • 973-427-7700 tion” on an unauthorized attempt to assemble pieces of a puzzle that, by themselves, do not make sense. Along the way, he encounters “Wall Street Journal” reporter Lawrie Dayne (Amy Ryan), Washington man-in-charge in Iraq Clark Poundstone (Greg Kinnear), CIA operative Martin Brown (Brendan Gleeson), and Iraqi infor- mant Freddy (Khalid Abdalla). Director Paul Greengrass, who directed the second and third Bourne films with Damon, incorporates the quick editing, chases, and nonstop energy that characterized these movies, but never gives viewers adequate time to digest the ramifications (continued on Crossword page) �������� ������� ��������� 2-10-10 ester/janine KirkersTopGermAmer3x3(2-10-10) �������� 3 x 3” ���������� ������������ ����� �������� ��������� ��������������������������������������������� Join us for Join us on Easter ������������� ��������� ������������������������� ���������� �������� ������ ���������� �������������������� ���������� ������������������ ������� ������ Sunday, April 4th ����������������� ������� ������ HAPPY HOUR ������������������������ ������������������ �������������� ���������� except holidays ��������������� ������������� ������������������ ��������� ��������������������� �������������� ��������� ���������������� � ���������������������� except holidays �������������� �� �������������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������ 3-10-10