Thursday, January 21, 2016

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Bengazi


An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

It’s nice to see so many of these true war stories coming to the big screen.  We need more people to realize what our soldiers are doing for our country and the sacrifices they make on a daily basis.  Very impressed with the way Michael Bay created this movie, it’s a step outside of his normal filming process and he pulled it off in a way that appears almost as a Kathryn Bigelow or Clint Eastwood style of film.  This is going to be a breakout movie for the cast as well.   James Badge Dale and David Denman are well known on the big screen as well as John Krasinski.  In my mind this helps John’s career in a way that moviemakers will now see him as a leading man and offer more lucrative roles to him.  If you don’t know Pablo Schreiber, get to know him.  This is a breakout role for him and I have no doubt he will be racking up the IMDB credits very quickly in the coming years.  This movie is all about the bond and the brotherhood that the soldiers form with each other.  These guys aren’t war junkies; they are fighting to protect the man next to them.  An American Ambassador is killed in an attack and the closest support are these special operators who are only a mile away from the attack but because of the bureaucratic bullshit and red tape they are commanded to stand down until they say the hell with it and do what they are trained to do, protect lives.  There are some kick ass action scenes and some tense moments when these operators are being stalked by the enemy, along with walking the streets not being able to tell the bad guys from the good guys.  If you enjoyed, American Sniper, you will enjoy this movie.  I’m not putting this on American Sniper level being it’s a completely different story but it’s a great one and one that will make you laugh and cry watching some true American heroes. 

4.5 out of 5 popcorns.


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