From the opening Warner Brothers logo, to its end credits, "Argo" is a fully-engrossing and remarkably accomplished piece of filmmaking. Director Ben Affleck assembles a film that pays attention to the smallest of details while delivering on a grand dramatic scale.

With both cinematography that adds a patina of grain to its naturalistic color palette and the film's immersive design details, the look of "Argo" is historically appropriate and eye-catching. The cast, led by a stoic Affleck and more-than-solid turns by Alan Arkin and Bryan Cranston, is pitch-perfect.

The script and story of "Argo" are just as strong as its look and performances. Its dialogue is equally serious, knowing, and humorous. Its economical story is harrowing, affirming, and thematically rich.

Masterfully tense and rewardingly enveloping, "Argo" is a film about hope and responsibility. It is an excellent film.

I've been sitting here for SOOOO long wondering just how the hell I can review such a fantastic film but I got nothing so...

Argo fuck it.

It's not that I was speechless by the film. I just don't know what to say that hasn't already been said by now so if you expect me to keep wracking my brain on how I'm gonna sum this film up...

Argo fuck yourself.

Don't mean to sound hostile, but please, just take my word for it and just...

Argo see it.

Expecting more corny Argo puns?

Argo fuck a goat.

nicole kidnan won best wigs, sorry argo

Six years later and still quite timely.

Pues me ha dado por ponerme a ver todas las ganadoras del Oscar a mejor película y esta era la más reciente que no había visto.
La verdad es que es una película muy entretenida y que funciona a casi todos los niveles, aunque no destaque demasiado en nada. De hecho es una de las ganadoras más dignas en los últimos años, aunque le tocó un año bastante flojo (la única película que tenía opciones reales de quitarle el Oscar era Los Miserables).
Hasta Ben Affleck actúa relativamente bien en esta película (aunque obviamente lo suyo debería ser dirigir).

What? A Ben Affleck film that's not about Boston? I'm shocked! To be honest, I think that this is where Affleck fully developed his directing style. It just works really well with this story. I also like how the film isn't super melodramatic. The ending gets a bit exaggerated but, for the most part, the film feels rather subtle in its presentation. It's an interesting tale and he does a great job of keeping the audience invested. I also think that this has one of Affleck's best performances.

Reading about the real events has lowered my star rating of Argo.
I still like the way the story is told and the film is engaging. But taking so many liberties with the truth and funnelling the story through that classic Eastwoodian 'team America' lens leaves me feeling like something is lacking. I appreciate Argo is only 'based' on true events, but the film has ended up in a strange middle ground where it has done just enough to piss off those invested in the real truth, but not enough to give the film much depth of story/Hollywood beyond the basic skeleton of true events.
I feel like I could watch the film again in a few years and entirely change my opinion again... Interesting in itself!

I like Argo, but I’m not blown away by it - very good production design and an excellent cast make this an engaging, rather than enthralling, watch. Ben Affleck’s direction is solid albeit not as showy as some of his other work, but you can very clearly feel him cranking the tension up as we near the end of the escape, which does make the pay off feel rather forced.
Alan Arkin is my favourite thing in this film and he steals every scene he’s in. If only he were in it more. Argofuckyourself.

argo fuck yourself

Hollywood know the difference between Farsi and Arabic challenge

The first 'Ar-go-fuck-yourself' is grating, the third is downright punishment.