Comment

Dec 29, 2017
Historically flawed. The acting and the directing were excellent which makes this overall an entertaining film but the inaccuracies are irritating and, frankly, unnecessary. Affleck turned this into a patriotic, "Yay USA" film when former President Jimmy Carter said himself that 90% of the operation was conceived and acted upon by the Canadians. It is even known as "the Canadian Caper". Affleck apparently also ticked off the British and New Zealand governments by portraying them in the film as refusing to help the US diplomats when, in reality, they were part of the effort to help them. These inaccuracies are pointless. I can tolerate Hollywood making the danger seem more intense and imminent but why cut out and/or diminish the real heroes' role? (I guess the answer is that it makes the US look better and that is what the target market wants to see...) Good film.