After being kidnapped (I tried to bail) by a couple of my gal pals and enjoying a delicious dinner, we decided to see Argo. Boy am I glad I didn't miss out on this one. Even though I knew how the story would end, I was still gripped by everything unfolding on the screen. I'm pretty sure I was going to have a heart attack based on the anxiety I was experiencing and the fast beating of my heart. This was was a tense, exciting and suspense-filled flick. Surprisingly, the addition of dark humor provided the comic relief needed to break up the intensity.
Argo is based on a true story and centers around the efforts of a CIA agent (Ben Affleck) to help 6 Americans escape Iran during the Iranian hostage crisis. The 6 escaped during a civilian siege of the American Embassy. The story sounds so basic now that I've typed it, how can it be such a great movie? True, I have no idea what the real declassified story is and I'm certain director and actor, Ben Affleck, along with his Hollywood writers took liberties with the story. Whatever it is they did, it was great! I'm pretty sure I chewed off all of my nails, especially in the last half hour. It's one of the first movies I've seen in a long time where the audience actually clapped.
So, the short review is...This is a must-see movie. It will keep you involved and on the edge of your seat. It makes me want to read the "real" story and it makes me proud to be an American.
