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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 09 Nov 2012

Ben Affleck leaps on to the A-list of directors with this relentlessly entertaining thriller, combining comedy and nerve-jangling suspense…

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By Alex Zane (472) for The Sun (UK) (932) on 09 Nov 2012

If you're a nailbiter, bring gloves, because the suspense will see you reach your knuckles…

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By David Sexton (322) for London Evening Standard (2,015) on 09 Nov 2012

Surprisingly enjoyable, given that you may have little prior commitment to this story and only mildly fancy Affleck…

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By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 09 Nov 2012

Affleck skilfully turns the screw of suspense, gaining added traction from an extremely convincing recreation of the setting and period…

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By Tara Brady (805) for Irish Times (1,391) on 09 Nov 2012

The details make for a rip-roaring story, which Affleck invests with old-school directorial élan…

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By Robbie Collin (1,612) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 08 Nov 2012

Talent borrows and genius steals, but Affleck does something in between: he mimics…

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By Ellen E Jones (75) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 08 Nov 2012

It's impossible to be bored by a story this good, especially with that cast…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 08 Nov 2012

Part of what makes this headspinning story believable is the fact that it pans out in an oddly uncomplicated way…

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By Brian Henry Martin (100) for UTV (100) on 08 Nov 2012

The shaggy and bearded Ben Affleck, barely recognisable from his former self, gives a great lead performance…

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By Henry Fitzherbert (699) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 08 Nov 2012

Affleck the director is utterly sure-footed with an instinctive feel for characterization, tension and pacing as he builds the action towards…

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By Tim Evans (725) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 07 Nov 2012

A dum-tight thriller demonstrating that Affleck is one of the most accomplished directors working in Hollywood today…

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By Roz Laws (210) for Birmingham Post (543) on 07 Nov 2012

[Affleck] once again proves, as he did in The Town, that he's a pretty good actor but a great director…

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By Emma Dibdin (195) for Digital Spy (1,161) on 06 Nov 2012

Nailing the tension, the terror and the gallows humour of its story without resorting to jingoism or losing sight of its political context,…

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By Rob Humanick (476) for Projection Booth (270) on 05 Nov 2012

Better to watch it as a meta cinema commentary than a historical thriller…

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By Dan Jolin (289) for Empire (3,446) on 05 Nov 2012

An old-school espionage thriller with a movie-biz comedy twist, all the better for being (almost) entirely true…

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By Siobhan Synnot (412) for Scotsman (1,471) on 04 Nov 2012

It's to Affleck's credit that he manages to knit Hollywood levity into the genuinely gripping question of whether the embassy Americans can…

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 02 Nov 2012

Ben Affleck proves that his transition from blockbuster poster boy to serious dramatic director is now complete...The film's portrayal of America…

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By Jeffrey Westhoff (767) for Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) (767) on 02 Nov 2012

While I'm not buying into the early Oscar hype for 'Argo,' it is a gripping and exciting story that is mostly true and mostly authentic…

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By Cameron Williams (256) for The Popcorn Junkie (236) on 01 Nov 2012

Hold on tight and revel in the brilliance of a riveting film that's enthralling in execution and subtext…

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By Bill Clark (530) for FromTheBalcony (528) on 01 Nov 2012

Affleck has crafted a truly old school suspense movie that is as involving as any film I've seen this year…

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