"Hostages" safe once they got to Canadian embassy, right at the start.

Rating: 4/10 (2 February 2015)

This what bugs me most about the movie, imho never regarded the would- be hostages as being in any danger, once they escaped the storming of the American embassy into the warm bosom of the friendly Canadian embassy. And this happened right at the beginning of the movie. Really, just create "fake" genuine Canadian passports, fly them in, fly the people out. Just regular civil service efficiency.
Also: 1. Iranians completely oblivious to existence of these people. There was no point person in Iran to even worry about existence of these potential hostages. 2. Iranians busy consolidating revolution. Therefore no time for these low value targets. The symbolic act of storming embassy and taking hostages was already done. What value was six more? 3. Fake movie idea was nonsensical. I still wonder why they thought anyone in Iran would care, or even give credence to it, and the execution of it was just way too contrived. But you the impression it's why the movie won the Oscar. Hollywood celebrating itself.
I give for 4 cos I love any recreation of a historical time and place and mood that looks "authentic" to my eyes, even if it might not necessarily be.