Zero Dark Thirty
I watched this the other night. The reason it really got my attention was that before the election the Republicans complained that its release was timed to help Barak Obama and after the Democrats complained it was too friendly to the Bush administration's "enhanced interrogation" techniques. One Republican even accused the film makers of having improper access to records.
I figured anything that had irritated both sides that much I needed to see.
As might be expected the names have been changed and characters combined to protect just about everybody involved.
I found the movie riveting, fascinating and very straightforward. I felt it really let the chips fall where they may and was a serious attempt to examine the whole process that led to the assassination of Osama Bin Laden. It also shows unflinchingly, that fighting organized global terrorism is a very, very nasty business indeed. The last scene was one of the best directed I have ever seen and Jessica Chastain absolutely deserved her Academy Award nomination and Golden Globe win for her part in it. I also thought James Gandolfini was excellent as Leon Panetta.
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