I saw it last night in a theater.
- The raid was dope, but my favorite scene was
when Maya's friend had to meet up with the "asset". I knew they were gonna get blown up (and I hadn't even seen the explosion in the trailer) but I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Having the car slowly drive up, weaving around those barriers; it was something straight outta Hitchcock.
- I don't know how anyone with any semblance of intelligence could think this movie supports torture after watching it. Especially techniques like waterboarding and sleep deprivation.
- Bigelow's choice of not giving Maya any life outside of looking for Bin Laden was a smart move. Usually creating a character that "one-dimensional" would bother me, but it made the ending more moving when she confirms Bin Laden's death and cries to herself in the airplane.
- Chastain was great. She should get Best Actress ahead of Jennifer Lawrence. The guy who played the lead interrogator in the beginning was great too.
- Wu-tang reference
I don't have any big complaints about this movie. I loved it. My
#2 movie of the year after Argo.
10/10