Kudos to Ben Affleck for a Job Well Done!

Rating: 9/10 (4 November 2013)

Actor and director Ben Affleck tells the true story of a CIA agent, undercover as a Hollywood producer in order to rescue six Americans during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1980. I was afraid this was going to be one of those heavy-handed serious movies that is educational but is a watch-it-one-time-and move-on kind of deal. I was pleasantly surprised with a great cast of Alan Arkin, John Goodman, and Bryan Cranston and its fast pace. It played like an Ocean's Eleven movie with the feel and music of the times, and at the same time was very respectful of the subject matter and the people involved and brought the viewer inside the world of these six people. I would very definitely watch this again. It's interesting to see all the posts of those who found this boring and/or awful, when I found it to be very entertaining. But then again a lot people liked the new Les Miserables and I didn't. So there you have it. Watch Argo and learn and be entertained.