Kathryn Bigelow's new film stars Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, and Jennifer Ehle. CIA agents Maya (Chastain) and Dan (Clarke) are members of the unit assigned with finding and killing notorious terrorist and Al-Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden. The film centers on Maya, chronicling her almost decade-long hunt to locate him, and the challenges that she faces along the way. Even though the recent event is still pretty fresh in our heads, the film succeeds brilliantly in being a thriller. The viewer is completely engrossed in the story throughout the entire film, and the actual killing sequence is just thrilling (and absolutely brilliantly directed). The film is facing a lot of controversy because of its torture scenes, which the American government alleges are inaccurate, bit I found them to have been filmed in good taste. Chastain delivers an award-worthy performance, perfectly capturing the anguish and affliction that her character's inspiration must have felt when on this almost-impossible manhunt. Kathryn Bigelow's Best Director snub by the Oscars is one of the absolute biggest ones of the season -- she did an incredible job handling such intense material, and its even more commendable that a woman can make this type of film as incredibly -- or maybe even better! -- than a man. ZDT is definitely one of my favorite films of the year.
Should you see it: Yes
Grade: A-
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