Decent but overrated

Rating: 6/10 (14 January 2013)

I didn't really want to watch Argo in the first place but with all the hype going on about the award nominations and people claiming Affleck got robbed... So I gave it a try. Yes, the movie is OK - and really good job on the visual aspect of the movie but those people, who are praising the acting, just got caught by the story. There is not much acting going on in this movie. You expect to see 6/7 people scared to death and trying to mask this fear but you only see 3. I'm not saying they suck but none of the performances are outstanding. I don't even understand why people get caught by this story anyway. I just thought: That's what you get for supporting dictators like this piece of s***. Not saying any of those hostages deserved what was coming to them but it didn't really let me suffer with them, especially not with those 6 who got away. It seems the audience just likes to celebrate some American heros. It's the same effect with "Lincoln". The movie is OK but the story is a national (or even global) treasure, so people praise the movie and the acting into an unrealistic level.
Another problem is: Everybody knows what's going to happen. So many of the efforts to create tension just fail and appear kinda pointless, especially the chase on the runway.
The movie looks good and it is well done but it does not deserve awards for acting or best motion picture.