Reality and Fiction; a little bit of both.

Rating: 8/10 (17 January 2013)

I've been waiting for this film since Bin Laden was killed on May 1st,2011 and it was only a matter of time before it was ready.
Let me give you a quick advice. If you're a fan of Kathryn Bigelow's work, you will most likely love this film. if not then there is a very big chance you wont.
Kathryn Bigelow took on a big challenge. making a film about a story like this takes great effort. but in my opinion she was able to pull it off. she managed to show the events that lead to the killing of Osama Bin Laden in most natural way. there are many scenes of integration and torture which is what really happened but she did not shy away from that for the sake of politics.
The best and the worst thing about the film is the take down scene. its the best mostly because of how the house was made. and the location. it is perfect. very similar to the real place. the worst aspect of the scene, is its slowness. you don't feel the importance of the mission. it just feels like another random take down.
of course we cannot omit the performance of Jessica Chastain which earned her another Oscar nomination. although she was very good in her role, I don't believe it was as good as a Oscar nomination. there was times during the film that she just seemed...dull.
you should head into watching this movie without any political bias. just watching for the sake of the story. not who really was behind 9/11 and all those sorts of story that's circling in the media.
Overall, good movie. but that's all it is. a movie
PS: James Gandolfini's role as Leon Panetta ( Director of CIA) was really good. looked just like him.