Argo *** yourself

Rating: 2/10 (3 March 2013)

Rubbish movie.
Saw it today and it was boring even though not that long. The only good thing about it was the bucket of salted popcorn that I ate and washed down with a pepsi whilst sitting through it.
Everything about it was predictable, to my anyway, the outcome, the characters, most of it has been done before and much better. the actors' performances were below par, they could have done better, there was nothing reflective about it, no locale atmosphere but that's because it was not shot on location and is basically a cheap flick that couldn't afford enough time to be atmospheric.
Of course it's heavy on a sometimes self-deprecating but still dumb and over-the-top American patriotism which the American audiences are sure to gobble up in huge doses which could explain its apparent success over there.
There's not much action in it but the absence of guns blazing or faces smashed or asses kicked is no guarantee of a good movie either.
There's little that's authentic about this film even though it's supposedly based on a true story. It just doesn't ring true. I think the decision to name it best movie was political.
Well, to use a quote from the movie, and its biggest punch line at that: Argo f*** yourself!