Somebody din't like Homeland and thought they could do better... and failed!

Rating: 2/10 (17 January 2013)

And failed big time! I admit i am being subjective, but after watching Homeland, i cannot be but compelled to address this issue. I'm not a fan of anything, but Homeland does stand out! It's a thriller based on very powerful, complex, characters. You need top class actors for that! The drama of being a human being that has to manipulate, spy on, torture or turn on other human beings (guilty or not, friends or foes) and still never let go of everything that stands for humane however conflicting it may be, is a tough challenge, both on screen and in real life. Homeland does exactly that! What does Zero Dark Thirty do? It takes an impressive subject (and it is the only reason why this film won't get awful from me) and turns it into an essay or a transcript, if you like. It's like bringing the actors on set and telling them: Read! That's it... Whoever thought homeland is too dramatic thought wrong. "...no, it can't be like homeland, intelligence doesn't imply emotions, they're a breed between zombies and accountants..." And that's exactly how they look. Maya is like the zombie version of Carrie (even wears a similar shawl). It should have been a documentary, with a narrator to depict the events and the actors to fill in the gaps (mostly the action gaps). But it lacks even the authenticity it's supposed to have, like more archive material. Maybe the intention was to keep the characters somewhat anonymous, simply to emphasize the teamwork, but there are so many better ways of doing it. You still need actors that do more than just read. Jessica Chastain winning Golden Globe alongside Claire Danes for similar roles? No way that should have happened. It's simply unfair. I can't believe Chastain will even have a shot at the Oscars. So i return to the impressive subject aspect. It stops me from giving awful to this movie and it also lifts it in the eyes of critics, simply because it is impressive and it has a lot to do with American history in the making. For those who are content to read newspapers to get all the drama and information this world has to offer, this will be a good movie. For those who appreciated movies like JFK, Charlie Wilson's War and even All the President's Men, this movie will appear simply as a waste of money and time (both for the producers and for the public).