The most entertaining political-thriller that I had ever seen and I also say original, which is a triumph because it is based on a true story during one of the difficult times in modern American history, Argo is Ben Affleck's best film so far both as an actor and most specially a director.
The opening sequence of the modern history of Iran through able narration and drawing board sketches gave moviegoers a simple yet interesting backgrounder as to why the 1979 US Embassy hostage crisis in Iran happened. Most of the Americans working in the compound were taken as hostages by the radical protesters but Argo focuses more on the 6 workers who were able to escape and had taken shelter in the Canadian Embassy.
CIA operative Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) has devised a plan of unusual proportions that can help the 6 get out of Iran: they will pose as the Canadian film crew scouting for locations in Iran for a science-fiction film called "Argo". With the help of real life Hollywood people like Oscar winning make-up artist John Chambers (John Goodman) and producer Lester Siegel (Alan Arkin), they attempted the impossible.
From the old Warner Brothers opening logo to Mendez's shaggy hairdo, Argo has the late 70's vibe. Never would I imagine that a real life Middle Eastern political thriller would blend well with comedy and science fiction. This is a film that you should not miss because this is one of 2012's best and should figure prominently in the upcoming awards season.
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