Tuesday, March 7, 2017

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

I thought the tone of the film was actually restrained for a Michael Bay film, and served the film well. Pulling from the real-life details and concerns of the men and women in Libya on that fateful day, the film tries to impart what's important to the men who fought bravely for half a day while being out-flanked in personnel and weapons, and showcased their service to duty and country while the American consulate came under attack in 2012 on 9/11, resulting in casualties, perhaps unnecessarily so, but it's a dangerous part of the world, regardless.

I give it 2.75 stars or a grade of B- (it does run a little long, but, granted, the title of the film is "13 Hours").

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