"Argo" (2012)
Ben Affleck
stars, co-produces and directs the film that took home the Academy Award for
Best Picture. Here’s my take on “Argo”.
In 1979, the
American embassy in Iran was invaded by Iranian revolutionaries and several
Americans were taken hostage. However, six managed to escape to the official
residence of the Canadian Ambassador and the CIA was eventually ordered to get
them out of the country. With few options, exfiltration expert Tony Mendez
devised a daring plan: to create a phony Canadian film project looking to shoot
in Iran and smuggle the Americans out as its production crew.
With the help of
some trusted Hollywood contacts, Mendez created the ruse and proceeds to Iran
as its associate producer. However, time was running out with the Iranian
security forces closing in on the truth while both his charges and the White
House had grave doubts about the operation themselves.
The story sounds
too good to be true, but guess what? It happened. “Argo” is a film that
combines elements of an Alfred Hitchcock thriller, a cloak-and-dagger political
drama and a “Wag the Dog” satire. What a great, funny and thrilling piece of
work! I loved this movie!
Final grade: A+,
4/4 stars
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