Argo (4)

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Directed by Ben Affleck.

A CIA agent comes up with a plan to get 6 American diplomats out of 1980s revolutionary Iran.

Loved the story. The script was fantastic.

This movie was really tense at times. Just when you think that things couldn't get more intense, they do. I really loved this script. Especially once things get rolling. A lot of the time movies lose sight of the story and let the action and suspense get in the way of the plot. This time they did a lovely dance and finished with style. Suspense built on tension around high emotions...very well done.

Everyone brought their A game for this movie. All performances, big or small, were bang on.

Hats off to you Ben Affleck. You keep coming back and surprising us all with well crafted and well executed films. After this movie, I think that you were born to be a director rather than an actor. But for now, I'll take both.

There were times when I found the pace to be a little off. There were a few choppy cuts and scene progressions but nothing crucial. There was one edit that I honestly don't know why it was kept...but that's just me.

Great story. Great cast. Great movie.

Bonus: John Goodman (The Artist).

4/5 ADSENSE HERE

The Covenant (2)

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2006 Renny Harlin fantasy/horror flick.

A group of teenagers with the ability to do magic discover that their covenant is under threat.

This movie is pretty teen-bopper heavy but without the much desired humour that usual goes along with the teen-horror genre. I laughed a few times, but it was only because I couldn't take the whole teen aspect/overall acting seriously.

As a paranormal movie lover I will give anything a chance. I actually liked the basis of the whole covenant story and the movie had a little more depth to it than I thought it would. Just a little.

What I didn't like was how they decided to 'show' their powers. I didn't like the effect. I also didn't like that they made them seem more like vampires than anything else. I enjoyed the curse aspect of it and the general idea but the fighting was pretty lame and what they used their powers to do was also equally unimpressive.

Decent enough for a late night watch, especially if you're looking for a PG rated horror/fantasy movie.

2/5 ADSENSE HERE