Compelling

Rating: 9/10 (24 February 2013)

A long time to wait for both an invigorating and ingenious film. I found it to be spellbinding. I think clearly the best film of the year. The fact that it was a true story added to the intensity. A unique story told with excellent acting and directing. Edge of your seat drama, realizing that there was added theatrics vs. real life events, it still worked. Executed amazingly well, Affleck demonstrated his rightful profession. I thought the added footage of real life events was genius. The plot is deep( had to rewind a couple of times as I was initially unaware of the real life happenings), unpredictable and became more interesting as the film progressed. I subsequently saw the TV documentary Argo – The Inside Story, and was impressed by how close to the real events the movie was made. The added chase at the end added the suspense. Any movie that causes research into real life events is clearly effective and compelling.