Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty (2012) starring Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Ehle. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Dogged CIA agent Maya (Chastain) spends ten years hunting down the location of Osama Bin Laden, and a Navy Seal team goes in to take him out. The first half of the movie kind of drags, but in the second half it picks up momentum and the actual take-down of Bin Laden is pretty darn exciting. This movie would have been better viewed in a theater on a big screen, especially the night scenes when the Seal team is going into Bin Laden's compound. But it plays OK on TV. At over two and a half hours, it's a bit long, but you could argue that you get your  money's worth. (Subtitles in English for the hearing-impaired are available on the disc, and are very legible. Closed captions are not included.) Grade: B+