re: My review of Zero Dark Thirty

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The film is perfectly paced. There are literally no moments in this film where I felt it dragged, and that is saying something given its 2 1/2 hour run time. The best part of the film is without a doubt the raid on the Bin Laden compound which stays surprisingly faithful to the official story of the raid. Usually Hollywood would try to add a few more gun fights and explosions to make the truth more dramatic then what it really was, but Kathryn Bigelow does a fantastic job with historical accuracy here.

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agree 100%. we all know what happened in that raid, no soldiers died and there wasnt much resistance from the occupants of the compound and no crazy gun battles. despite this, the raid scene was so tense and well done, perfectly paced and suspenseful. it was a great way to conclude an awesome movie.