Argo Review

Review By Tim Donaldson

Argo is a political Thriller based around the events of the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis and the six people who escape the hostage situation. Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) comes up with the plan to help get the six escaped (who are hiding out at the Canadian Embassy) by using a cover up which is to make them look like an Canadian film crew for a terrible scripted science fiction film. Ben Affleck, who also Directed and Produced the film, does an amazing job at capturing this historical moment in history with great cinematography and amazing direction. Affleck brings some incredible tense and suspense moments from behind the camera coming into the final moments into the film that have you on the edge of your seat. Affleck is really becoming a respected Director to me and is up there with greats such as Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese.

But its the script the really shines in the film. Written by Chris Terrio he brings some great moments with brilliant comic relief and amazing one liners that could definitely go down in history. The dialogue is so snappy and fast that it really gets you laughing hysterically at moments. Now just to remind you this is not a comedy but it's these moments that just help give some relief from all the drama going on in the film. Chris has adapted this event show well that really gets you pondering what is going to happen. The film's cast is also well put together. Bryan Cranston who plays Jack O'Donnell does a great job and Ben Affleck (lead) is good in his role too, but it is Alan Arkin and John Goodman who really stole the show. When these two are on screen they just work so well together, but not only with each other, but with every other character that they interact with in the film. Argo is suspenseful, intriguing, fast, funny and well acted. Ben Affleck has delivered one of 2012s best films and shows us that you don't need heaps of gunshots and violence to have a great thriller film. He has delivered not only a interesting and intriguing movie, but has documented this moment in history that would be respected by those involved in the real life event.