BASED on truth. Not truth.

Rating: 8/10 (18 March 2019)

There seem to be a lot of negative reviews for this film. Much of them based on the liberties taken with the exact detail of what happened compared to this fictional retelling. It's true there a big inconsistencies, and the filmmakers even give a belated acknowledgement to the situation in the end credits. But a film is not a documentary. A film captures the essence of a true story, the feeling, the truth of the emotion. Argo does that really well. Plus it's an entertaining and powerfully told story which gives us an insight into an important event.
Ben Affleck is turning out to be a superb director. He deserves the credit he received for this film and hopefully we'll see more from him behind the camera.