A good and thought-provoking war film

Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2018)

The film opens with the terrorist acts up to 9/11, and fleshes out the soldiers who are being sent in response. ( I was reminded of the "Doolittle Raid", in response to the attack on Pearl Harbour. )
There is plenty of action, from small-arms up to air-dropped bombs ; and enough emotion and plot ( supported by text ) to explain what is going on. If it were fiction, it would be good enough ; but knowing it was based on real-life events, adds extra depth.
Chris Hemsworth gives a very powerful performance as the leader of the "12", "writing the book" on that type of operation as he goes along ; although William Fichtner also deserves honourable mention as Colonel Mulholland.