Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Zero Dark Thirty', was quite an experience.

Sharp in its production and direction and largely accurate in depicting the events that led to the death of Osama Bin Laden

there were a quite a few innaccuracies in the movie though. Pakistani's largely speak Urdu, not arabic.

The stealth helicopter aren't probably that quiet, especially if they are hovering over your house. You would certainly wake up and a firefight would ensue. Plus, I remember reading a story about how some guy on twitter heard helo's over the city and tweeted about it. So yeah, the helos were loud enough to wake people.

electricity was cut prior to the raid, so houses around the compound shouldn't have lights.

One stealth Blackhawk and one regular Blackhawk wouldn't have been enough to get that many SEALs out of there. In real life, they used three Chinooks.

I could go on about minor but not really important details that they got wrong

Torture depecited in this movie generated alot discussion about whether it torture is glorified or not in the movie. Especially on NPR where a bunch of people got their panties in a bunch. I'm personally not a fan, but I do think it's sometimes necessary. But that diuscussion is for another day.

One quote stuck out with me;

"Everyone Breaks. It's biology."

Another gem: > How do you like Pakistan so far? Maya: It's kinda fucked up. My thoughts exactly.

This is what defeat looks like, bro. Your jihad is over.

overall, movie was great. It had a slow burn vibe to it the beginning but then it picks up.

I consider Jessica Chastain to be a A-list actor now. She plays in good movies and she plays her character really well. Go watch The Debt, its pretty good.

great mix of action, story, intrigue, politics and drama. 4.5/5 would watch again.