A functional film

Rating: 8/10 (31 May 2020)

During his career in the cinematographic field, Ben Affleck has characterized himself as an actor, even though in recent years he has made the leap to directing with three feature films, the last of them 'Argo'.
This film recounts the hostage crisis in Iran and the operation necessary to save them and bring them back to their nation. Through this story Affleck does not waste time adding depth to the facts or the characters, on the contrary, he dedicates himself to making this story functional and as direct as possible, directing it with a very classic look. But despite everything, this classicism that Affleck tries to print on his tape does not prevent the third act from generating a sequence of tension that ends up escaping a bit from his hands at a certain point, even though the sequence as a whole is quite well accomplished for the great assembly work behind it.
Ben Affleck, directing, producing, and starring in this film could have largely failed, but on the contrary, it ended up being a successful product. Proving in this way that Affleck has sufficient dexterity both in front of and behind the camera.