For much of the film, Maya is, quite simply, the only woman in the room. This character, Maya is supposedly based on a real person, and I don’t doubt it, but Zero Dark Thirty is a narrative feature, not a documentary, and the character we see on screen called “Maya” has been created to take us beyond the realm of fact into deeper levels of myth and meaning. Zero Dark Thirty is a terrific fact-based film about the ten year hunt for Usama bin Laden, from the crime on September 11, 2001, through the punishment on May 2, 2011, and at its center is a tough, taught performance by Jessica Chastain as a CIA analyst named “Maya.” And when this happens, as I predict it will, she will enter an even smaller club than the one with history’s multiple Best Director winners: women who have directed films grossing over $100 million. But even if she doesn’t win, Bigelow will almost certainly achieve the one “Personal Best” that has so far eluded her grasp, Zero Dark Thirty is about to become the first Kathryn Bigelow film to top $100 million in domestic grosses. Now she stands poised to do it again with her new film Zero Dark Thirty. Summary: Three years ago, Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to receive a “Best Director” Oscar. Key Performances: Jessica Chastain with Jason Clarke & Mark Strong
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