The Hollywood Hype Machine Strikes Again

Rating: 6/10 (23 January 2013)

I am a big fan of several Kathryn Bigelow-directed movies including The Hurt Locker and Blue Steel. Zero Dark Thirty was a let-down. Clearly the Hollywood Hype Machine strikes again. After watching this movie I cannot for the life of me fathom how it could be considered for movie of the year. There is very little suspense and the characters were very one dimensional. Alternatively, The Hurt Locker literally had me on the edge of my seat but Zero Dark Thirty seemed unnecessarily long and slow to develop. Seeing Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty in the same week I have to say that Lincoln was a far superior movie and is definitely worthy of movie of the year. Zero Dark Thirty is not a bad movie but it is no The Hurt Locker and it is far from Oscar-worthy.