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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jan 19, 2013
Pros: Chastain and cast, story, direction
Cons: Gets a little slow in spots
Summary: Zero Dark Thirty begins with a cell phone call from one of the doomed people in the World Trade Center, begging for help. While help may have come too late for the caller and some 3000 others, the CIA was on the case to catch Osama Bin Laden, who ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 27, 2013
Pros: great looking and detailed action film
Cons: too nationalistic for my soul
Summary: About half way through this governmental corporate-actioner you may feel that you’re watching one of those Xbox games in which character-less ciphers go through the motions and commit outrageous acts onscreen that seem designed as porn for the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 10, 2013
Pros: Solid production values and acting.
Cons: Slow pacing that doesn't create suspense.
Summary: It's hard to believe that there is a young generation out there that didn't experience 9/11 first hand. For those of us who lived through it, it doesn't seem all that long ago. So this generation can't quite grasp the importance of Osama Bin Laden's ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 16, 2013
Pros: Jessica Chastain's performance; fine supporting cast; interesting story
Cons: Not for the squeamish, and its focus is not on SEAL Team Six.
Summary: Zero Dark Thirty, director Kathryn Bigelow’s controversial 2012 thriller, is a riveting account of the 10-year hunt for Osama bin Laden and the May 1, 2011 raid that killed him. Because the outcome of SEAL Team Six’s mission is ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 18, 2013
Pros: Well crafted from the direction to the screenplay.
Cons: A bit longish.
Summary: No one directs modern warfare better than Kathryn Bigelow. So after watching, ZD30, I walked away with more questions than answers. Sure we got Bin Laden, but at what cost? The gist of the story is the 10 year and billions of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 31, 2013
Pros: Great Performances, strong directing, apolitical, compelling action sequences.
Cons: Artistic license fills in many blanks.
Summary: I wasn't sure what to expect with Zero Dark Thirty. I became a fan of Kathryn Bigelow's after her film The Hurt Locker. However, I was concerned about the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 24, 2013
Pros: Jessica Chastain, Director's Work, Acting, Riveting
Cons: None
Summary: Osama Bin Laden's death in 2011, was one of those pivotal moments in history. I was sitting there flicking channels, almost asleep, when the news channels were showing, that he became "fish food." I leaped off the couch and screamed. It seemed as if a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 14, 2013
Pros: Great direction, an amazing performance from Jessica Chastain
Cons: The material will be tough to watch for some
Summary: After much anticipation, my brother and I finally saw Zero Dark Thirty this past weekend. While it was an amazing film, it isn't what some people think it is going into the theater. When I was talking to my father on the phone after I saw the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 14, 2013
Pros: You see the war on terror through the eyes of dedicated CIA officers
Cons: It's all true
Summary: Few recent films have been as controversial before they even opened as "Zero Dark Thirty." Most of the controversy has been about whether the film somehow endorses torture, of which there is quite a bit in the early part of the movie. My ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 13, 2013
Pros: The raid
Cons: No death photos provided
Summary: I wrote an express review of this film on my iPhone’s Flixster app the moment the credits rolled: “I just spent $11 to see ONLY THE LAST 45 minutes of this 2hr40min long film and come to find out, the film IS AFRAID TO SHOW ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 12, 2013
Pros: Riveting, tense, can't take your eyes off it drama. And it's mostly real.
Cons: It is so very real, the horror, the pain, the torture.
Summary: Zero Dark Thirty (2012) Directed by Kathryn Bigelow Ammar: Please help me. Maya: You can help yourself by being truthful. This is the story of how we got Osama Ben Laden. I use the word ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 12, 2013
Pros: A story that deserves to be told, solid acting and directing, exciting ending
Cons: Some may feel this movie does not deliver enough action as promised in the trailer
Summary: No Spoilers Zero Dark Thirty (see footnote 1) is one of those movies that should win Academy Awards but probably won’t. Oh, they will nominate it, but I would bet that most members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ... read more
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