Review of Zero Dark Thirty (2012) by Ken S — 16 Feb 2014
This acclaimed film based on the events that lead to the eventual finding and killing of Osama Bin Laden is kind of a letdown. Ever seen a film based on actual events and wonder why some events get glossed over, some get rearranged, and some characters end up being an amalgamation of two or three actual people? "Zero Dark Thirty" is here to explain why! The film goes on and on bringing up all these actual terrorist events between 9/11 and the Bin Laden death.
..do we need to see the London bus explosion, or the failed attempt in Times Square? It is too much and it goes on and on. The sequence of the raid on the complex that resulted in Bin Laden's death was pretty good, which made me feel the film might have been good if it had condensed the search and focused more on characters leading up to it.
..it just didn't work for me. I think it was overhyped because the events depicted were so fresh in people's minds.
This review of Zero Dark Thirty (2012) was written by Ken S on 16 Feb 2014.
Zero Dark Thirty has generally received very positive reviews.
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