it could have been so much better.

Rating: 6/10 (22 January 2013)

Zero Dark Thirty is a film that has too much of a political feel to it. It has all the right players and some very revealing information, but its not a masterpiece by any means. Kathryn Bigelow is a fine director, but it seems she gets away from just making a movie about heroes and instead turns it into a movie that makes you leave with questions about our government and conspiracy, left wing versus right wing politics, which if that is what she intended, she did a very good job. Zero Dark Thirty could've been so much better than it is, but I give Bigelow and Boal credit for diving into this project and taking a chance. I like this film, but its not a Best Picture winner. There has been talk of a prequel, and if that is the case then lets just hope that it moves away from politics like her previous film (The Hurt Locker) and focuses more on the characters.