Every now and then a film gives proof to the maxim that fact is stranger than fiction. But there are few that do so with such skill, and so entertainingly, as Argo. If the premise for this fantastic film had been presented as an original idea, even Hollywood suits – who have no qualms about the degree of hokum they sell to the public – would have raised an eyebrow.
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