Great Movie

Rating: 9/10 (23 February 2017)

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is a movie directed by Michael Bay so you know what that means. Explosions. Lots of Explosions. The movie is depicted in a great way that displays the attack of the embassy in Benghazi. It starts off a little slow before the last hour of it is an intense, gory battle scene where Navy Seals fight for their lives and the lives of others. On the topic of how gory this movie is, I would not plan on eating popcorn at the end of this movie in the battle that takes place. There is blood everywhere, bodies get ripped to shreds and other brutal injuries that some of the guys take while trying to fight for their lives. I have watched a lot of war movies and TV series so I was used to the blood and gore, but for people who do not like that stuff, I would be cautious to watch this movie. Don't get me wrong though, how realistic this movie is with the gore is what makes it so easy to stay locked into it. You could tell that the actors put a lot of work into making themselves look like real Navy Seals. All of the actors are in the best shape possible with most of them having big bodies with six packs and beards of grown men. Michael Bay uses a lot of low angle shots to make the actors look very powerful as Navy Seals compared to the enemy they were fighting against. I felt like I was watching actual Navy Seals interacting with each other and fighting together. There was one scene in particular in the movie I didn't like because of it being unrealistic. An armored car takes a heavy amount of fire on it making it almost unusable with bullet holes everywhere, all tires flat and the front of the car on fire while still driving miles to safety. Because of this for a second it leaves you wondering how that was possible. This does not take away from the value of the movie, it is just something you should be aware of and that some instances in this movie could make you question a movie from reality which you just have to look past. Aside from that, the acting in this movie was great. Everyone does a great job in their parts. John Krasinski who plays Jack Silva in the movie has a couple emotional scenes where he does a great job of not looking like he is faking a cry. He and James Badge Dale who plays Rone get along in a casual way that makes it look like two buddies who are childhood friends in real life. The whole squad of guys that are Navy Seals in the movie do a great job of looking like one compact brotherhood that solidifies their unit and would make them do anything for each other. Overall, I would give this movie a great rating. It is a Michael Bay film so of course there are going to be some things that are going to make you be like "Was that really necessary?" but aside from those instances the story is told very well. I think that the people who went through all this in real life deserved a film about them in their honor and that the actors did a great job of displaying their story. I would recommend this movie to any person who enjoys a good war movie to go see this movie.