Cant believe they made it this good

Rating: 9/10 (21 October 2012)

I actually read the whole episode (the actual one) before going to the movie and I still cant believe they made such a good movie out of it. The story as you might know, is about the hostage crisis in Iran, when the US embassy was stormed by the Iran guards. The chronological sequence of events leading to the storming of the embassy is nicely explained in the beginning of the movie, the storming itself is well captured. The story focus on 6 US embassy staff who manage to escape the storming and hide in a Canadian Embassy household. A CIA operative works out a plan about a fake movie location scope out along with a Hollywood make-up man and producer, and convinces the US government to go along with it. The movie explains whether his attempt becomes a failure or success with an incredible amount of suspense. The acting itself is top notch starting with Ben Affleck. The incredible thing was the suspense they manage to create till the very end of the film. The film has a good dose of humor especially involving Ben Affleck, the camera man and the producer which helps move the story along. The gravity of the situation in Iran is never allowed to be forgotten with scenes involving executions of Iranians by the revolutionary guards. Thankfully the politics of the situation is never brought up as to who is right or wrong. The direction is handled extremely well by Affleck and I am sure he will get a nod during the awards season. I am looing forward to some more good work from him. 9 out of 10 for this.