Ben Affleck directorial breakthrough into blockbusters

Rating: 4/10 (18 January 2015)

Ben Affleck's track record as a director was short and brilliant, so after The Town and Gone Baby Gone i'd been looking forward to his next feature film. However, he is also entitled to pursue his ambition as he sees fit and make a movie like Argo.
With this being said, i'll simply ignore the historical background, which was obviously tweaked for the needs of the movie. To realize this, you don't have to do any research or even read Argo's entry on Wikipedia.
We're left with an average Hollywood thriller involving some known names and a lot of suspense just where the writers and the director needed them. So, if you're looking some relaxing entertainment, Argo is a fun movie to watch, yet offers nothing new or surprising.