An old school movie

Rating: 10/10 (19 July 2015)

This is a movie that doesn't rely on special effects, it doesn't rely on gore or incessant action, there are no high speed car chases and it doesn't have a load of scantily clad women to try and attract an audience. So what's it got going for it? Simple, it's a great story and screenplay, some great actors doing a great job, great direction and a it poses a question, that's hinted at throughout the film, that's so difficult you'd never want to be put in the position of having to answer it.
The twists and turns to the plot are really secondary to this question but even though you may work out what's happened it'll still have you thinking would you have done the same thing. It's not a spoiler but anyone who takes the time to watch the film will see a closing scene that leaves you wondering if after everything that's happened is this what the main character wanted.
I can't speak too highly of the film as a whole but I'd like to pay a special tribute to Ben Affleck. He'd already won an Oscar for co-writing Good Will Hunting with Matt Damon so this film should not surprise anyone that the script is so good. Considering its quality it's rather surprising that it wasn't received as well as it should have been. Maybe that's because it appeals to a more discerning audience, who knows? Anyway it shows that Affleck's directing abilities shown in Argo weren't a one off and I would expect there's plenty more to come from him.