Well...this is Hollywood...Based on actual events that ...never happened.

Rating: Null/10 (9 August 2016)

If you are aware about the Iran hostage crisis (1979–1981) and you want to have some insight about the famous rescue of the six U.S. diplomats from Tehran also known as the "Canadian Caper"...well...just don't watch this movie!!!
Supposedly based on the actual events of that mission, this movie is as fictional as could possibly be. So many inaccuracies and exaggerations, not to mention the casting of Ben Affleck as the of -Mexican-descent Tony Mendez.
All the drama, all the tense and scary situations...well...never really happened!!!
So, is this a problem? Well, no. It didn't bother me until after the end of the movie where the producers decided to present them as such. So many movies are stating "Based on actual events but the names have been changed"...well...this is a movie that the names are kept intact and the events were heavily distorted for dramatic purposes.
But that's the magic of Hollywood. The exaggeration. The building of climax. The fun. And this movie succeeds in all of those.
The acting is good. As far as I know everyone liked Alan Arkin's performance in particular. The suspenseful scenes are efficient, especially for people from N. America or Europe who are somehow scared of the Middle East...and there lots of angry Muslims in this movie.
Overall: The movie won Oscars and it was a commercial success. For me I would give it a 7/10 in terms of entertainment. Yet, I cannot endorse the exploitation of the actual events. In the end this movie is as fictitious as Rambo was for the Vietnam war. Otherwise it is fun, and check it out...