Argo -- What a Ride!

Rating: 9/10 (3 February 2013)

One of THE BEST political thrillers I've seen to date. Ben Affleck makes the material relevant, easy to follow and understand, and loaded with human emotion and tension. Spell-binding timing and energy all the way through. I barely breathed throughout, not realizing this until the credits started to roll.
Superb supporting cast provided by the equally affable actors Alan Arkin and John Goodman. Such an important film and fact bound retelling deftly avoiding ANY political overtones and focusing on the hostages, their rescuers, and the arena in which they lived. The viewer of this film is allowed the grace of making one's own mind about the events leading up to and surrounding this dynamite-packaged historical event in its own right.
KUDOS to Affleck on this cinema masterpiece & good luck at the Oscars!