Modern Day Zulu

Rating: 7/10 (16 July 2016)

This movie seemed very similar to "Lone Survivor" in feel and composition. Both were based on real events, and both came across as good versus evil. Good were the Western contractors, and bad were the AK and rocket launcher carrying guys dressed up in traditional Middle eastern outfits.
It was interesting to read that the two main areas - the CIA compound and the US Embassy had been constructed using the real plans for these buildings.
Although deeper meanings are meant to be conveyed, this movie is basically an action film. It succeeds very well in showing the confusion faced by the security team on the ground of working out who the bad guys were - especially at the embassy.
Towards the end, as the team fight off waves of Middle Eastern dressed enemy, who run at the compound, in the open, it reminds you very much of the movie Zulu. Except the brave Zulu warriors running into the hail of bullets have been replaced by more Middle Eastern dressed, terrorist looking types.
This is a very good action movie which provides an insight into the dreadful events that took place that night in Libya.