Tony Soprano is head of the CIA?

Rating: 10/10 (22 March 2013)

There is very little comic relief in this movie. It starts out with intense scenes of torture aka interrogation which will test the limits of even the most devoted film lover. So when Tony Soprano shows up halfway into the manhunt - there is a smile of recognition. When he asks Myra who she is - she responds with the line "I'm the mf who found this house". Jessica Chastain is a fantastic actress & easily carries the entire movie from beginning to end. It is refreshing to see a female lead in a movie who is tough, smart & sexy. I saw Argo at about the same time as this movie & comparisons are bound to be made. Both directors were snubbed in their category by the Academy but Argo was their favorite choice for Best Picture. Argo looks like an afternoon TV special in contrast to Zero Dark 30. Placed in the 70's Argo still comes across as a liberal Hollywood mishmash (Charlie Wilson's War?) Zero Dark 30 has no such bias & goes where the story leads. Bigelow is a wonderment & I look forward to her next picture.