Very dreary rescue story

Rating: 5/10 (7 July 2014)

I was expecting to like this Oscar winning film but sadly felt more than a little disappointed by it. It started well enough with some tense scenes as the US embassy was stormed. However it quickly went downhill after that and turned into a bit of a bore.
I usually like Ben Affleck but I wasn't convinced by him in this at all. The rest of the cast are merely adequate. I wish they had concentrated on the hostages in the embassy rather than the 6 holed up in the Canadian embassy.
There are a few tense scenes nearing the end however these are nowhere near enough and I just didn't find the story riveting at all.
As on Oscar winner I expected much much more than this mundane film. This goes down in my book as the worst Best Film winner in recent memory.