Argo (2012)
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
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That was an excellent one.
Disappointment for a huge fan!
Did you people see the same film I saw?
Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
Compelling and suspenseful from beginning to end. An excellent cast, and great attention to detail. With a perfect blend of drama and humor, the film is entertaining and thrilling. Great climax and ending. All-round a wonderful production.
Bad filming techniques, no continuity at all, never worried about those hostages at all. Make Iran the bad guy while America was the one actually screwed middle East again and again. What POTUS said about Canada looks like a joke now, US is imposing tariff on Canada....LOL
I will not engage on the historical fallacies of the movie, in spite of being Canadian. There's enough about that already.In fact, all of this polemics hides the fight that it's a pretty average movie right there. Sure, it was well-directed, well-acted, well-shot etc - you know, Hollywood at its best, but the history had no twist, and the suspense (represented by the apparation of women dressed in black) was minimal. It wasn't stylish and reeked of Islamophobia. In fact, the "Argo" movie they used as a pretext looked miles more interesting. Now that's a movie I would want to see.And yes, there's a couple of nice scenes here and there, but this could easily have been a direct-to-TV film - I just don't see what the hype is about. It won Oscars? Seriously?
I had refused to watch Argo thinking that it would be a typical American film but after five years, I thought why not, let's see some action. I suppose the first thing non-Americans would notice is that it's immersed in stereotypes and clichés, making you say "oh come on!" many times. The depiction of Iranians, the CIA, Americans kicking ass as usual... When you read about the real story, a big "come on!!" comes out of your mouth. Either Ben Affleck really wanted to reflect things that way or simply applied the procedure for success by US standards. Now, if you just ignore all of these, you might watch Argo as a pastime BUT best picture award? Honestly, before watching the film, I vaguely remembered about Oscars but had no idea that it won the best picture award. How is that possible? Life of Pi was among the nominees that year and Argo won?? Affleck's formula seems to have worked out.