Ben Affleck is one of those Hollywood characters who has had missteps in his career, but always seems to bounce back in one way or another. Since his debute with Good Will Hunting, the career path he has taken is something of an enigma.
After a good performance in his debute, he had an unfortunate turn as Daredevil where the movie was subpar with Spiderman and felt like a round robin style of back and forth. An in-cohesive story and muddled stories led to a rather disappointment for its time.
Then there was the rather abismal Gigli which has been dubbed one of the worst films of all time. It seemed like he was on a string of bad luck with his films. However, he was unwilling to go away and instead took his talents behind the camera as a director in Gone Baby Gone. This movie was a redemption for him, but the film was taken as a one hit wonder.
With the release of The Town and now Argo, Ben Affleck has achieved much both behind and in front of a camera. Although his name isn't quite that big to open up a movie on his own, with him working behind the camera, there is good reason to see his films.
This brings us to today where he as just announced as a nominee by the Directors Guild of America for outstanding directing for a motion picture for his film Argo. This is also his first time nominated and the only newcomer in a crowd of returnees. Maybe it's time to believe in Ben Affleck and show him some approval for a rather wild ride through Hollywood.
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