I don't get it.

This is where my ignorance on matters of world affairs turns into social embarrassment. 2 hours of the 146 minute-long Syriana was spent in utter confusion. As if the segmented and multifaceted storyline, with characters seemingly peripheral to each other, speaking in coded terms, wasn't obnoxious enough, the fact that my knowledge of the material was superficial at best frustrated me to no end.

And so Adam asked me the dreaded question -- what'd ya think? As much as I would have liked to express some profound insight into corruption and oil in the Middle East, I was reduced to it was good. I don't think I was all that convincing.

So much for being well-rounded.