Ergo, Argo...

Rating: 7/10 (7 May 2013)

For some reason, I was expecting this one to be about the collusion between the Reagan administration and the Iranians (i.e.; the agreement- now a matter of public record- that the Iranians would hold the hostages until the Reagan regime came to power). I wasn't expecting a story about a group of filmmakers rescuing... anybody. Whatever; the thing that I found of interest here was the apparent participation in the intrigues of John Chambers (whose Academy Award winning makeup for the original PLANET OF THE APES made me a lifelong fan of the man). I've seen one of the "disguise kits" he helped develop for undercover agents, so it wasn't a big stretch to imagine him being involved in this particular escapade. The movie's not bad, but it's not as suspenseful as it should've been- nor is it as interesting as it could've been (had the filmmakers concentrated on the filmmakers involved).