A secret that could've been catastrophic!

Rating: 10/10 (12 November 2017)

Utterly compelling and outrageously disturbing, "13 Hours" most certainly isn't for the weak of heart, pulling no punches it's a realistic retelling of what really happened that day in Benghazi; director Michael Bay who has earned an unwanted reputation in the world of cinema hits back big style and I believe his newest film tells more truth than it does lies.
Nobody truly knows what really happened in Benghazi, other than those that were there to live it and the government, and you'll never get the truth from the government.
I'd like to say the wizards of Hollywood production did a remarkable job flowering the film up to look as intense and gritty as possible, but realistically they probably didn't need to, as the real life version was more than likely even more intense and nasty, so if anything they must have toned it down to make it more suitable for the big screen.
Herein lies a vastly underrated film that should've been acclaimed a Hell of a lot more than it has been, and it gives a glimpse into what life is really like in post-Gaddafi Libya..., how unsettled and dangerous the place is, that the populous seems confused more so than ambitious and nobody knows what the future holds for the country, just a part of the much larger Arab-Spring.
A cast of largely unknown actors, but rightfully so, in a film such as this having actors you don't recognise adds to the tension and the realism, whereas having a cast of A-listers would greatly mar the experience somewhat, because if you recognise the actor, you know you're watching a film, if you watch someone you don't recognise, you could in fact be watching a very real documentary, or even better, you could be living the experience in real time through their eyes.
Let's just all be thankful that there were six secret soldiers based not far away that were able to come in for the rescue, because who knows what could've happened if these men weren't in fact there.