Argo has gained much praise but this is odd since it refuses to take much of any stance. Affleck is a capable enough as an director yet one must be honest to say the film works because it risks little.
Beyond an interesting animated opening the film is stuck between not totally condemning the revolution in Iran and having us lament the fate of Americans stranded in a perilous situation. In reality the Canadian role was much greater but the most questionable aspect of the film is focusing on Affleck's CIA character - Tony Mendez (actually Hispanic but whitened here) - and turning the film into a generic thriller.
A lousy concluding section that degenerates into action cliches but a decent film about a bizarre episode in history with some nice supporting performances by Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, and John Goodman.
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