Affleck himself turns in a quietly impressive movie star performance. Tony Mendez is a kind of anti-Bourne, comfortable with his anonymity, living off his wits, not his fists.
- Tom Charity, CNN.com, January 04, 2013
The whole thing is paced like a whip, and the third act may literally be the most suspenseful piece of film I've ever seen - and yes, I have seen Rear Window. Recommended without any reservation for every and any cinemagoer.
- CJ Johnson, ABC Radio (Australia), December 04, 2012
Surprisingly enjoyable, given that you may have little prior commitment to this story and only mildly fancy Affleck.
- David Sexton, This is London, November 09, 2012
Talent borrows and genius steals, but Affleck does something in between: he mimics.
- Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph, November 08, 2012
Part of what makes this headspinning story believable is the fact that it pans out in an oddly uncomplicated way.
- Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK], November 08, 2012
Ben Affleck proves that his transition from blockbuster poster boy to serious dramatic director is now complete...The film's portrayal of America as a superpower under siege serves as a timely comment on the nation's place in the world today.
- Jim Schembri, 3AW, November 02, 2012
For 100 minutes, 'Argo' is close to flawless.
- Tom Huddleston, Time Out, October 30, 2012
It's exciting, it's funny, it's suspenseful. The ending is nail-biting.
- David Stratton, At the Movies (Australia), October 25, 2012
This is a classy heist movie with a bizarre set-up; it's entertaining as well as thrilling.
- Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies (Australia), October 25, 2012
A tense political thriller with a dash of Hollywood satire thrown in to sweeten the deal, this is a gripping crowd pleaser that is sure to take home some statuettes come Oscar season. Your move, Matt Damon.
- James Jennings, Empire Magazine Australasia, October 25, 2012
A suspenseful, topical and surprisingly humorous film that's deserving of the Oscar buzz surrounding it.
- Lex Hall, FILMINK (Australia), October 25, 2012
There's "creating an intense, claustrophobic situation in a foreign locale" and there's "inciting unquestioning fear of 'the other'," and Argo pulls off the former far more often than it accidentally achieves the latter.
- Simon Miraudo, Quickflix, October 24, 2012
The film has heart and brains as well as balls, the screenplay delivering a clear and strong story without sacrificing either political or personal context
- Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile, October 20, 2012
As a real life human drama, it is extraordinary. As a thrilling movie experience, it is unmissable
- Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile, October 20, 2012
Successfully manages to be respectful about the turbulent events and function as an exciting Hollywood spy thriller.
- Thomas Caldwell, Cinema Autopsy, October 17, 2012
'Argo' is one of the best movies of the year.
- Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com, October 14, 2012
Argo has that solid, kick-the-tires feel of those studio films from the 70s that were about something but also entertained. Only it's as laugh outright amusing as it is sobering.
- Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post, October 12, 2012
Functional.
- Charlie Lyne, Ultra Culture, November 10, 2012
It's impossible to be bored by a story this good, especially with that cast.
- Ellen E Jones, Little White Lies, November 08, 2012
There is an intelligent, funny film waiting to come out of this story; it will have to keep waiting.
- Nigel Andrews, Financial Times, November 01, 2012
