A violent, heart-rending & heroic true story.

Rating: 9/10 (10 March 2016)

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is a movie based on true events. Benghazi in Libya, is completely under the control of terrorists. No foreign embassy exists in Benghazi. The Americans have one diplomatic outpost in Benghazi. There is also a covert CIA military base, housing six GRS military officers. The GRS soldiers have a job to protect the diplomatic warehouse, whenever any American visits Benghazi. When the American ambassador, Ambassador Chris Stevens(Matt Letscher) visits Benghazi, it is up to the GRS officers to protect him. However, something goes horribly wrong. The terrorists take over the diplomatic outpost. Now, it is up to the GRS military officers to protect everyone to the best of their ability & stop the terrorists at any cost.
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is a brilliant film. The best part about this film is, despite the non-stop violence & explosions, at its core, this movie is an extremely moving drama. It is nothing like the mindless but entertaining movies, that Michael Bay has directed in the recent past. The cinematography by Dion Beebe is exquisitely frantic, in keeping with the tone of the film. This movie is not for the faint of heart because, there is a ton of violence & gory scenes in the film. There is not a single dull moment in the film. There are a number of scenes where the viewer is almost moved to tears. I love the fact that every GRS soldier is given a back story. This makes us sympathize with each & every one of them. The shootouts & explosions have been superbly executed, throughout the movie. The performances are the highlight of the film. John Krasinski is outstanding as Jack Silva. James Badge Dale is spectacular as Tyrone 'Rone' Woods. Pablo Schreiber is amazing as Kris 'Tanto' Paronto. David Denman is superb as Dave 'Boon' Benton. Dominic Fumusa is great as Chris 'Tig' Tiegen. Max Martini is impressive as Mark 'Oz' Geist. Alexia Barlier, David Costabile, Peyman Moaadi, Matt Letscher, Toby Stephens, Demetrius Grosse & David Giuntoli are awesome as Sona Jillani, Bob, Amahl, Ambassador Chris Stevens, Glen 'Bub' Doherty, DS Dave Ubben & DS Scott Wickland, respectively. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is a must watch, for everyone who loves a movie about real life heroes.