Argo
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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- Cast：
- Ben Affleck , Bryan Cranston , Alan Arkin , Scoot McNairy , John Goodman , Victor Garber , Tate Donovan
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Redundant and unnecessary.
It is a performances centric movie
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Based on real incidents of an hostage situation in Iran in 1979, Argo is an Exfil drama of how a good deception worked in favour of not just the hostages but US as a whole. The plot revolves around how a CIA agent brings home 6 US Embassy officials from their hideout in an hostile Iran. The movie is simple and clean, with no extra action or added-thrill moments (except towards the end). A good watch for the acting and direction by the cast and crew, with Ben Affleck showing not much emotions like a typical spy. The best part is- the movie is rightly paced, keeping it short and simple for the viewer to appreciate the tactics employed.
This movie addresses a subject that I feel like is not really played in the media enough compared to other events with the Iran Hostage Crisis. The movie has great acting, some good tension, a decent look at the politics at the situation, although it does mess with the events of real life a little bit for cinematic flair. This film also does help address why Jimmy Carter, while a noble man, was a terrible president that does not really deserve the praise he might get for some.
Argo (2012) is a nice adaptation of the Canadian Caper events.If you're going for it, you gotta be aware that, most of the times, a police drama thriller is not about action, fast scenes, no; it's about tension, plot, thrill.Good movie.
I don't know why there are so many bad reviews about this movie. I thought it was wonderful! At the beginning of the movie it did go very slow and I thought it was going to just suck, but as it progressed it got better and better. 8 out of 10 because the first 30 minutes weren't that great. Ben did a fantastic job directing this movie. Very glad with the awards this movie won. It definitely deserved it.
