tremendously entertaining Hollywood nonsense

Rating: 8/10 (22 August 2013)

While based on a true story, perusing wikipedia revealed that pretty much every time you see something in this movie and think, "that can't be true," it's not. And you will constantly be thinking, "that can't be true." But while it's not much of a historical document, often, in Hollywood fashion, altering the truth even when the truth was interesting, on its own terms as a movie loosely based on a historic event, this is a whole lot of fun.
The basic premise is terrific, combining spies and Hollywood. The script is witty and the ending layers one suspenseful last-minute crisis after another (none of them remotely true).
I know there's an article in Wired that tells the real story, and I need to read that. But I suspect it's better to watch the movie first so you don't keep noticing how many liberties it's taken.