Director: Ben Affleck
Starring: Ben Affleck (The Town; Good Will Hunting); Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle; Breaking Bad); John Goodman (The Flintstones; Roseanne); Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine)
Running Time: 120 minutes
The first and only thing that upset me about this film is that I wasn't able to watch it before the Golden Globes because I SO would've called Affleck's win. What a movie! Now I, like most people I'm sure, had no idea about the exact history behind the film, I mean you've got a basic idea that this guy from the CIA is sent in to Iran posing as a movie producer to rescue a bunch of American diplomatic personnel, posing as his crew and I'm not sure how the story played out in real-life back in 1980, but Affleck made absolutely sure that for not even a second would I be leaving my chair during the 120 minutes. I have to also commend him on his acting. I've never really seen him as much of an actor but he truly has become a force to be reckoned with and the only other person I can quite confidently say is able to self-direct well, is Clint Eastwood. Alan Arkin's Oscar nod for Best Supporting Role is definitely well deserved as the producer of this fake film and interestingly enough I thought that John Goodman also held up his end of the acting stick very well and oh, Bryan Cranston, well he certainly has come a long way since playing the dad in 'Malcolm in The Middle'! With an estimated budget of $44.5m, it's already raked in 3 times that at the box office coming in at just over $126m which, in my mind, should be one of the factors that will have Argo taking home the Oscar for Best Picture. Good job, Mr Affleck!
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