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Week of February 22, 2013
Rescue missions are a privilege not a right. First up…
Argo
A great way to make a fortune in the Middle East is to sell Zippos and American flags during anti-US protests.
However, the American in this thriller opted for saving hostages instead.
When embassy workers (Tate Donovan, Christopher Denham, Clea DuVall) take refuge at the Canadian delegation during the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis, CIA extrication agent Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) heads up the rescue mission.
Flummoxed by the lack of believable cover stories, Mendez sees the operation as a wash until he watches a sci-fi show that inspires him to use Tehran’s terrain as camouflage.
With help from Hollywood heavy weights (Alan Arkin, John Goodman), Mendez hopes to exit Tehran with the hostages masquerading as film crew-members.
Based on actual events, Argo is an exhilarating extraction anecdote with solid performances, intrepid direction and dark witticisms.
Nevertheless, it would be easier to smuggle the hostages back to America disguised as opium. 0
Anna Karenina
Even if you never read him, Tolstoy is good to have on your bookshelf in case you need to stop a bullet.
Unfortunately, this Tolstoy drama is on celluloid, so it’s not a good shield.
Anna Karenina (Keira Knightley) is wife and mother to the son of a powerful, but much older, politician (Jude Law).
While traveling to Moscow she falls in love with Alexi (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), a young count intended to court Anna’s sister-in-law Kitty (Alicia Vikander).
Unable to deny their passion, Anna and Alexi begin a torrid affair that results in a love child.
Meanwhile, Anna’s brother (Matthew Macfadyen) plays matchmaker to Kitty and his friend (Domhnall Gleeson).
A theatrical play within a film, the kaleidoscopic scenery in this adaptation of Tolstoy's tome is rewarding enough to overlook its tedious sub-plot and amoral leads.
Besides, separation in Russia means your ex can still fly drones over your airspace. 0
Sinister
The best thing about moving into a murder house is that the bloodstains let you know instantly where the throw rugs should go.
Luckily, for the homeowners in this horror movie, the killings took place in the backyard.
Has-been writer Oswalt (Ethan Hawke) moves his family into a home where the daughter of the murdered residents went missing.
One day, Oswalt uncovers home movies in the attic that depict the gruesome murder of the girl’s family, as well as others.
On each reel Oswalt spots an ominous visage. Later learning that it’s the face of a demon that materializes through images of himself, and whisks children away to his twisted realm.
Swathed in eerie melodies, gut-churning imagery, and an affective jerk performance from Hawke, Sinister is one of the scariest movies in recent decades.
However, traveling through photos of one’s self means constantly appearing with drawn on moustaches and blacked-out teeth. 0
***Rescue Missionary***
The Rescue
The best thing about leading a rescue mission to North Korea is you can openly discus it on the Internet and they’ll never know.
However, the Internet - prohibited or otherwise - did not exist at the time this action movie was filmed.
When their Navy SEAL fathers (James Cromwell, Timothy Carhart, Edward Albert) are imprisoned in North Korea for spying, Max (Marc Price), Shawn (Ned Vaughn), Adrian (Christine Harnos), Bobby (Ian Giatti) and J.J. (Kevin Dillon) adopt the Navy’s abandoned rescue plan for themselves.
Despite difficulties, the teens manage to reach their fathers. Then with a stolen military uniform and co-opted fireworks display, they implement a stunning jailbreak.
While the heroes of this 1988 adventure are improbable, their actions are inspiring and their methods are amusing.
But most touching of all is the fact that these teenagers didn’t just sneak into North Korea to borrow their dad’s car keys.
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