Even though I already saw this earlier
last year I'll put a review of it here as it's a strong contender on
the Oscars and I plan on giving my opinion on all of the nominees.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, Ben Affleck is a bad actor
but he's a very good director. It's just a shame he can't stay behind
the camera as this movie would have been quite a bit better with some
other actor in the lead. That being said it's not completely
Affleck's performance that hinders this movie, it's partly the script
as well. Most of the rescuees are left with very little to nothing to
say and even though Affleck does the right thing as a director and
gives them time, they are still left rather meaningless. Another
proof that he actually is a good director, but also a proof that the
script wasn't that great as it leaves the people the viewer should
care for in the shadows. But I'm getting ahead of things here.
So the movie tells a great little story
about a crazy CIA operation to get six American diplomats out of Iran
in middle of a revolution when Americans are the prey of the day. The
plan is to make a fake movie, stage a location scout tour to Iran and
escort the diplomats out of there. The story was actually great,
highly interesting and surprisingly fun as well. I really loved the
little nods towards the 70's sci-fi movies and the Hollywood of that
time. I also liked the look of the movie, it really looked like it
was from the late 70's or early 80's and the somewhat corny camera
moves supported the illusion perfectly. Another thing I liked was the
soundtrack, the whole movie was highly entertaining music wise. The
acting was rather good as well, apart from Affleck's one expression
performance, though no one really stood out of the crowd. Maybe Alan
Arkin if I had to name someone, he was quite great as this washed out
producer who didn't take crap from anyone. With a better script and a
better lead actor this story would have been close to brilliant, now
it's "just" good.
75%
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