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I historically have not been a fan of Ben Affleck, however I have to admit he has made a fantastically entertaining film, his acting was also superb.

Before going to see this film I thought I might not like it for 2 reasons. The first I have stated above. The second is that I read some of the unfavourable reviews before I saw the film and it sounded like it would just be another 'Smart American saves the day, Arabs are stupid,' and I hate these type of films.

But it wasn't like that, it set just enough historical context to give you some understanding of what was going on and why the American Embassy was stormed. I felt sympathy for the characters, I wanted them to escape. And despite the fact that I knew what the outcome was going to be before I even sat down I was still biting my fingernails at the end only just managing to stop from shouting at them to hurry up.

Surprisingly excellent film. Great acting, great direction and great script.

I thought this was a fabulous film, really worth going to see. The acting was superb and it was beautifully shot. I thought the main storyline was great, to me it was really believable, obviously there were over the top elements to add comedy value, but even in this age there are parents who don't except their children being gay. However, whilst I thought the main story was great I didn't think the side story lines quite melded into the film, the story with the grandmother and Nicolo, and the other with Alba (don't want to give away too much, for me didn't quite work. I also think the story with the brother could have been explored more throughly. This film is well worth a couple of hours of your time, despite the ending I still came out smiling. For those of you who aren't too keen on gay scenes there is only one kiss in this film. This film is more about family, expectations and how we all strive not to disappoint our parents. Don't miss it.