Review of Zero Dark Thirty (2012) by Matt S — 16 Nov 2013
It has a healthy balance of chaos and order, and triumphs and failures, at times in juxtaposition with each other. Leaving us with the haunting moral of the story, how much of a triumph is it really - succeeding by punishing, sometimes the innocent along with the guilty?
For all its rigid rough exterior the film reveals a heart that's brave and strong, but vulnerable and sorrowed. It's a thriller. It's a drama but keeps itself in check. Despite the boring documentary-esque undertone it was full of movement. Full of ironies. A decade-long hunt finds itself bumped by other missions at hand time after time. A long wanted terrorist hiding in plain sight, found by a young woman working for the CIA straight out of high school.
This review of Zero Dark Thirty (2012) was written by Matt S on 16 Nov 2013.
Zero Dark Thirty has generally received very positive reviews.
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