Argo (2012)
Ben Affleck's take on a true story that involves the CIA, Hollywood and the kidnap of American consulate staff by the anti-American regime of Iran's Ayatollah Khomeni in 1979.
The CIA are tasked with the almost impossible task of getting six Americans out of the country who escaped the storming of the US Embassy and are sheltering with the Canadian ambassador but time is running out for them so an exfiltration specialist (Affleck again and excellent with it) comes up with the plan of disguising them as a film location scouting crew for a Star Wars rip off film where desert locales are required. John Goodman and Alan Arkin - both superb - are the Hollywood execs who have to come up with what appears to be a genuine movie so their cover isn't blown
A rewatch and thankfully it stands up to a second and probably many more viewings. A gripping, superbly performed drama that is often very funny and beautifully deft in the way it adds humour to what is otherwise a nail biting and extremely serious subject matter.
You can tell how good a film is when the likes of The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin and Dire Straits allow their music to be in it.
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