Argo

This is a very enjoyable movie, but then no duh, it did win Best Picture. That statue does not always necessarily go to the deserving film; in this case, I think the win was deserved, given that all the competitors were flawed. And this too is a film with flaws, but they are slight enough--a few cliched scenes at the climax--that they hardly make watching this work anything less than a fine experience. One interesting thing to note: the verisimilitude is almost too good, in that watching this flick as an American of a certain age can call up a little more rage against Iran than anyone, at this remove, should feel comfortable feeling. Let’s hope that with time comes wisdom, all the way around.