Good film but...

Rating: 8/10 (2 March 2013)

I enjoyed this film, also because I am just about old enough to remember most of the events as they unfolded at the time. Very clever take on a riveting story. It is quite remarkable how well they reproduced the atmosphere and the overall 'sense' of post-revolution Iran in the messy aftermath of the Shah's exile. Perhaps the short history lesson at the beginning was a little odd but fair enough, probably most would not know the background and appreciate the film as much. However, Midnight Express still wins easily in terms of the escape theme suspense and was still a better movie overall in my view. That said, I am very happy the absolutely dire Lincoln did not win any major award when it was up against this far superior film.