Review of Argo (2012) by Jeffrey N — 08 Oct 2014
Although there was some dramatic license taken with this incredible story of 6 Americans rescued from a Canadian/US covert ops mission in 1980, the movie is so well directed and authentic to its period that it grips you from opening credits, complete with the old Warner Bros.
logo, to final fade, complete with a Star Wars first release collection stage for the original figures (where R2-D2 is spelled Artoo Detoo) on a bookshelf. Hats off to Ben Affleck, whom I've always felt was an untalented hack, for maturing into a superb director.
He also stars brilliantly as the main character. The audience openly and loudly applauded its climactic scene. As someone Ben's age and a child of that era, Argo was an important snapshot of events we were almost too young to understand.
This review of Argo (2012) was written by Jeffrey N on 08 Oct 2014.
Argo has generally received very positive reviews.
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