re: Anyone else seen zero dark thirty?

Saw it this morning. I liked that it was not politicized and that there seemed to be a specific intent to avoid using the names of either Bush or Obama.

I also liked that it was not heavy handed on the heroics. Every actor seemed tasked with portraying a character that was simply doing their job. It was a very plausible performance by all. Kudos to the director for that.

I did want to see some scenes where the Seal Team trained for the raid and discussed plans. I recall reading how a scaled replica of the compound was built in North Carolina for this raid. If true, this would seem to be a meaningful event to depict. I wanted to see more scenes of having the compound under surveillance.

I did not hate this movie, but I don't see any way this movie gets a Best Picture Oscar. Chastain did not really have a chance to show any acting chops, so I don't see her winning either. For film editing, I'll go with Argo over this one.

For me, it was a well done movie. But I enjoyed Argo and Django so much more. I liked Lincoln about the same, but Lincoln was more impressive.