Ben Affleck hits it out of the park for the third time in three attempts

Rating: 9/10 (25 January 2013)

Argo is a true story that takes place during the Iranian Hostage Crisis in the late 70's and early 80's and stars Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman and Alan Arkin to name a few as well as being written and directed by Affleck.
The movie is about Ben Affleck's character Tony Mendez and his insane plan to rescue 6 hostages who escaped the embassy and who are hiding out in the Canadian Embassy. It's only a matter of time before the people in the US embassy find that they're missing and the CIA have to find a way of getting the 6 out of Iran. Affleck's plan is to make a fake movie and pretend to be location scouting in Iran and then come out of the country with them. It sounds crazy but it ACTUALLY HAPPENED!
Every actor in this movie does a great job there are no bad performances in this movie. Bryan Cranston pulls a typical great performance, John Goodman the same and Alan Arkin is a scene stealer. But the true star of the movie is Ben Affleck. He plays Tony Mendez and plays a subdued role and it suits perfectly. You can tell he loves this project and his passion shines through in his performance.
Affleck directs this movie fantastically. It's a tense thriller that has a lot of humour in it while still holding tension which is a credit to Affleck. Affleck has now made three movies and has now made three great movies with Argo being my personal favourite.
This movie is a fantastic thriller that had my nails bit back to the knuckle and one of the best movies of 2012, deserved it's win at the Golden Globes and one to watch at the Oscars
9/10