One Zero Dark Times

Rating: 9/10 (17 January 2013)

I feel obligated to re-write a brand new review of Zero Dark Thirty.
On January 14th, I wrote my heartfelt review of this movie with my true feelings about all the events and characters portrayed. Sadly, I feel the need to censor myself and save myself from, well, me.
No, I don't believe in censorship, but I do believe in choosing to live. What I originally wrote was fairly harsh and absolutely opinionated on how I feel about the topics brought up in this movie. In the light of self-preservation, I am only releasing this second commentary of one of the great movies of 2012.
The best part of Zero Dark Thirty was the fantastic performance of Jessica Chastain. Everyone else was good, she was excellent. I hope she wins for the Best Actress Oscar.
The cinematography, score, dialogue and acting were all top notch, as was the directing. I can understand Lincoln might win, and while I wouldn't be upset with that, this is a great and suspenseful film of one CIA agent's plight of finding Bin Laden.
I understand this is very unusual of me to release a second opinion of my own opinion, but trust me when I say: Even I can recognize I can be over-the-top at times and for the safety of Steve, trust me when I release only the good points.
Side Note: Anyone curious, ha, please feel free to email me and I will send you a copy of my original and stronger approach to this film.