Movie Review: Argo

Posted January 21, 2013 by shooting in Uncategorized / 9 Comments

Movie: Argo

Review by Lauren

IMDB Summary: A dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran.

Review: I won’t pretend that I know a lot about history, so I didn’t go into this movie with a ton of knowledge concerning the hostage situation in Iran. I’m telling you this mainly to say that it’s not important how much you know beforehand. You can still see the movie and get all the information you need to understand while watching.

As for the actual movie, I know I’m quite late in seeing this and by this point, if you have not seen it, you might end up waiting until you can rent it. That doesn’t mean it’s not worth seeing in theaters. It is and I wish I could have seen this one earlier, but alas, life gets in the way.

Since Argo has been out for awhile, I won’t go on and on about it. Basically, I think everyone did a great job. Ben Affleck made an amazing film (he directed) and his role as Tony Mendez was equally wonderful. You could see the emotion in him and how difficult it was to go into Iran, promising to bring these men and women to safety…especially when other forces are making things even more difficult.

The supporting cast was just as great and I loved seeing a lot of familiar faces…especially Bryan Cranston as Jack O’Donnell, who works with the CIA. He’s back in America, desperately hoping this “best bad idea” will succeed. Cranston had some humorous moments as well, which were nice. I think Alan Arkin and John Goodman were the biggest comedic relief, though, and it was a welcome change here and there since Argo is kind of a suspenseful film.

Overall, good film; definitely deserves some awards!

9 responses to “Movie Review: Argo

  1. Great! I have this movie on my to-watch-list but I admit I didn't want to watch it because I didn't know much about history either lol

  2. This sounds like one my husband would enjoy and one I might find interesting enough to watch with him. Once its up on netflix I will definitely make sure to give ut a watch!

  3. I really wanted to see this but my family saw it without me 🙁

    Glad you enjoyed it! I don't know too much history about this incident either, so I'm glad you said it was easy to follow. The cast is so great, and I bet Alan Arkin and John Goodman make a very funny pair!

    I'll probably end up seeing this on video. Sad. I need a back-up movie buddy for when my fam sees stuff without me…

    Lauren @ Hughes Reviews

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