Zero Dark Dirty 2014

Zero Dark Dirty 2014

Zero Dark Dirty 2014

Zero Dark Dirty tells a well-rounded story with fun characters (some likeable, some not), entertaining gags, and a decent amount of soul. Many of the jokes are at the expense of extremists (American and otherwise), but the social and political commentary is done with sincerity and kindness, and never at the expense of the story.

I give the film extra credit for being an indie production. I don't know what their actual budget was, but the acting is as good as any mainstream big-name Hollywood comedy, and the writing is much better. Honestly, I often get frustrated at big-name movies for having huge effects budgets but predictable and uninteresting stories. Is it really so hard to write a good story? I imagine that it is, but the fact that the ZDD crew successfully created a good story on a small budget shows that good stories *are* possible. Shame on Hollywood, and good for ZDD.

I came to the movie expecting to find a ham-handed caricature of arrogant American imperialism, something along the lines of Borat or Team America. So, I was expecting to dislike it. I was wrong. Turns out, Zero Dark Dirty is an honestly fun movie.

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Zero Dark Dirty 2014