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missizzyThe main thing I had heard about this movie before seeing it last Sunday was that it wasn’t very accurate. It wasn’t the most profound of movies either; it would actually be a bit of a surprising outcome by Academy standards if it does indeed win Best Picture next Sunday. Though obviously action movies get a leg up if they’re historical ones. It helps too that though it’s an action movie, there’s not too much action, at least after the opening sequence(and as for accuracy, I never read much about how the attack on that embassy happened, but as a government employee my reaction to their frantically destroying the documents during that sequence was, “Yeah, of course that’s what happened”). But it’s still largely action/suspense thriller, and judged by those qualities it was a very good movie. Not at all stupid, properly economic in its scenes, having all the details it ought to have and none of the ones it didn’t need, tying in what history they did use while putting the quality of the movie first, allowing you to connect to the characters just enough to make sure you care what happens to them by the climax, and keeping you on the edge of your seats during said climax even if you know perfectly well how it ends. I came out having thoroughly enjoyed it.
And really, considering the nominations it got, whatever Oscars it wins on Sunday I think it’ll probably deserve, though I missed too many of the nominees to say for sure. Alan Arkin and editor William Goldberg would deserve it especially(when it comes to Arkin, stealing’s putting it lightly), and I had a soft spot for Alexandre Desplat’s score also, but the other nominees too; everyone was on top of their game here. They had to be; suspense/action only has this kind of impact if it has the best tricks and solidest work in pre and post-production and behind the camera. Maybe virtuoso acting isn’t quite required though; Arkin does it anyway but maybe Affleck should’ve just directed this one; his performance in front of the camera wasn’t the most impressive.
And really, considering the nominations it got, whatever Oscars it wins on Sunday I think it’ll probably deserve, though I missed too many of the nominees to say for sure. Alan Arkin and editor William Goldberg would deserve it especially(when it comes to Arkin, stealing’s putting it lightly), and I had a soft spot for Alexandre Desplat’s score also, but the other nominees too; everyone was on top of their game here. They had to be; suspense/action only has this kind of impact if it has the best tricks and solidest work in pre and post-production and behind the camera. Maybe virtuoso acting isn’t quite required though; Arkin does it anyway but maybe Affleck should’ve just directed this one; his performance in front of the camera wasn’t the most impressive.
