A good movie

I'm so glad I finally took the time to re-watch this flick. Indeed, if I recall it correctly, I have seen it in the theater when it was released but I never re-watched it since then. Anyway, this flick has definitely created some rather polarizing reactions. Indeed, some think it is a nail-biting historical thriller whereas some others think it was nothing really mind-blowing. To be honest, I first belonged to the second group. I mean, I admired the work done behind, the attention to the details and the strong cast but I seriously had a hard time to care about the story. It is always the risk when you already know the outcome of a thriller as much of the excitement is then gone. The fans would argue that this movie is all about the suspense involved but, frankly, sometimes I had the feeling I was watching a very long and very expensive commercial about the greatness of the USA. However, the second time around, I was actually entertained throughout the whole thing and I really enjoyed it. Sure, the whole thing was still terribly predictable, everyone was just so damnedd heroic and Ron Howard never took any risks at any moment but it was actually quite inspiring and it was very nice that they didn't add up any villain just to spice up the proceedings. Anyway, to conclude, even though I still don't think it is a real masterpiece, it is actually a pretty good flick and it is definitely worth a look.

7/10