Call number
DVD-DRAMA 292
Collection
Publication
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Description
On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal. There's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escaped and a mid level agent named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them.
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A fake movie production is used as a cover to extract Americans from Iran.
Its strong point, the suspense that everyone seems to love about it, didn't work for me. Nothing unexpected ever happens, and there's no attempt to make you care about the characters. For a scenario this novel, it's
Concept: B
Story: D
Characters: D
Dialog: B
Pacing: A
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: B
GPA: 2.7/4
Its strong point, the suspense that everyone seems to love about it, didn't work for me. Nothing unexpected ever happens, and there's no attempt to make you care about the characters. For a scenario this novel, it's
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surprising how they managed to force it into a perfectly-predictable, paint-by-number movie script. It's a good movie, but I don't feel it does anything that a documentary wouldn't have done better.Concept: B
Story: D
Characters: D
Dialog: B
Pacing: A
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: B
GPA: 2.7/4
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Awards
Academy Award (Nominee — Best Picture — 2012)
Critics' Choice Movie Awards (Winner — Best Picture — 2012)
UPC
883929242375