Movie Reviews By Diana
Hunting For The Truth in 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Whether it leaves you satisfied or leaves you with a bitter taste, Kathryn Bigelow's 'Zero Dark Thirty' is sure to provide insight into the greatest man hunt of all time unlike any other source has ever accomplished.
It’s not about politics. It’s not about racism. And it definitely is not about justice for all. Zero Dark Thirty is about one thing - a man hunt - and that man is Osama bin Laden. Director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker) successfully took nearly a decade of research and whittled it down to give viewers, in my opinion, an authentic portrayal of the greatest man hunt in American history. The film wastes no time in getting to the nitty-gritty. Opening in Pakistan at a Black Site, Dan (Jason Clarke), a CIA agent, introduces Maya (Jessica Chastain), a newly assigned CIA agent, to the interrogation process. It only takes a few minutes before Dan water boards a detainee and later pulls his pants down, …
