Fantastic real life story

Rating: 9/10 (17 February 2014)

Going into this film I wasn't truly sure what I expected. This film though was a pleasant surprise instead of being the traditional CIA agent beating up terrorists action film this is a film based on its realism and deeply emotional narrative. Ben Affleck is absolutely superb as both the protagonist and the director of this film and everything Affleck seems to touch at the moment turns to gold. This film got huge plaudits from the critics and this film has just a bit of everything in it to create a real emotional attachment to these characters in this situation and create the huge tension towards the end of the film. The fact that this was based on a true story helps the narrative really hit hard on the terrible acts occurring in the film, there is also some cool references to other sci-fi films which are enjoyable. Overall, this film only has a few slow scenes also with the fact in my opinion Affleck's character's relationship with his family isn't explored enough to really care about it. But this film is fantastic and it is a must see in my opinion for anybody.