I came across "Argo" on Netflix last night and checked it out. "Argo" is not a bad period drama-thriller set around the time I was born. But I came away from it less impressed than I expected considering the accolades I know the movie got back in the day. Let's talk about it a little.
The Good
Production values were top-notch. The extras did a fantastic job. "Argo" felt like what Tehran must have felt after the revolution—dangerous.
The Bad
The plot is fairly generic. Super-spy with domestic troubles. A plan so far out there that it has to work (which is even noted by a character in the movie). The old Hollywood types getting in one last hurrah. Conflict between the super-spy and one of his charges. The White House getting cold feet. A last-minute, desperate chase scene. "Argo" may have done it well, but it didn't break any new ground either.
Also, despite "Argo" clocking in at two hours on Netflix,
it really breezed along, almost too fast I think for the kind of movie
it was trying to be.
The Ugly
Yeah, reading about the true story, Ben Affleck was a dick for dumping pretty much everyone else's contributions to the Canadian Caper in the name of poetic license. As they said in the movie, "Argo fuck yourself."
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