Mini-review: Zero Dark Thirty

Epic and intimate story of the hunt for bin Laden. Chastain is superb as the investigator doggedly pursuing leads and rumours to drawout his key connections while sacrificing and compromising parts of her self.  I particularly appreciated the process of deduction used to determine the location of his hideout - a real life case of the dog at nighttime, with an absence of evidence indicating bin Laden's presence.  Director Bigelow never fails to remind us that even the bad guys are humans, and have families that care about them - and the result is a conclusion which feels suitably muted rather than triumphant.