Actors: Chris Hemsworth, Michael
Shannon, Michael Peña, Navid Negahban, Trevante Rhodes, Geoff Stults, Thad
Luckinbill, William Fichtner, Rob Riggle
Rating: 8 out of 10, An interesting
look at the initial deployment of Special Forces Soldiers into Afghanistan
following 9/11. While I’m sure Hollywood took some extreme license with some of
the events it seemed to follow pretty much what I knew about the actual
timeline. Chris Hemsworth continues to display amazing screen presence in
whatever role he pursues and he nails the character of the Special Forces team
leader charged with cooperating with an Afghan warlord to take the fight to the
Taliban. Hollywood never gets all the military techniques and strategies right
but the mission of the SF team rang true due to the solid supporting cast,
especially Michael Pena. I’m convinced Pena is incapable of doing anything bad.
It was interesting to see a couple of guys I knew from my time in the Army
depicted as senior leaders but I’m sure they’re a little pissed the actors
didn’t know how to properly tailor their uniforms. If nothing else the film is
a fitting tribute to these heroes who started the payback process that
unfortunately continues to this day.
MVP: Hemsworth as the A Team Leader in
an almost impossible situation
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