Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Zero Dark Thirty (2012) Movie Reviews
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Cast: Joel Edgerton, Jessica Chastain, Edgar Ramirez, Kyle Chandler, Mark Strong, Chris Pratt, Jason Clarke, Fares Fares, Frank Grillo, Jennifer Ehle, Nash Edgerton, Harold Perrineau, Jr.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Rating: R

Running Time: 156 min.

Synopsis: The Academy Award-winning duo behind The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal) reteams for this drama detailing the hunt for Osama bin Laden, and starring Oscar-winner Jessica Chastain as the intelligence expert who dedicated a decade of her life to tracking down the world's most wanted terrorist. In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the CIA began interrogating suspected Al-Qaeda agents across the globe in a bid to locate the elusive bin Laden. Upon arriving at a CIA black site and witnessing the brutal interrogation tactics firsthand, driven CIA operative Maya (Chastain) aids her unpredictable colleague Dan (Jason Clarke) in gathering the intelligence that will help bring bin Laden to justice. Over the course of the next decade, numerous false leads and dead ends make the search seem more futile than ever. Meanwhile, numerous suicide bombings all across the Middle East and Europe hint that Al Qaeda won't go down without a fight. Then, just when it seemed as if the trail of clues had finally dried up, an old piece of evidence leads Maya to a suspect who may work directly for the man charged with planning the worst act of terrorism ever committed on American soil. Joel Edgerton, Edgar Ramirez, Mark Strong, Chris Pratt, and James Gandolfini co-star.

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  • Dec 17, 2012 04:40 am

    Jim said: D

    I will be astonished if this boring, talky, disconnected film makes back its cost.

  • Jan 09, 2013 05:07 pm

    Dale said: B

    Good, not great. Way overhyped.

  • Jan 12, 2013 01:30 am

    Brad said: C

    Difficult to follow, as if compressing the lengthy time-span that the movie encompasses could not be successfully depicted by the movie makers. The music often sounded like a "James Bond 007" soundtrack. Boring, predictable, lifeless.

  • Jan 14, 2013 10:13 am

    John said: A

    Great opening and closing scenes. A little draggy in the middle but all in all a great film. Highly recommended.

  • Jan 16, 2013 06:06 pm

    Peneflix said: A

    A PIVOTAL PORTRAIT OF THE HUNT AND DEATH OF OSAMA BIN LADEN.

  • Jan 20, 2013 07:04 pm

    Occupy said: F

    Nationalist torture propaganda based on CIA lies. Even the Senate Intelligence Committee came out and condemned it for promoting torture through fabricated scenes.

  • Feb 24, 2013 08:31 pm

    Betty said: B

    Almost too technical and the lack of human emotion (from all but the torchered)made the movie very dry....but I suppose that was intended.

  • Mar 10, 2013 03:42 pm

    Andy said: A

    A-

  • Apr 11, 2013 04:15 am

    Howard said: B

    Although the torture scenes weren't nearly as intense as I feared, ZD30 was enlightening from the standpoint of the value of info received via torture (not very valuable). Well-done, but I'm not sick enough to say that I enjoyed this movie.

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