Decent in parts, not so much in others.

Rating: 2/10 (17 September 2016)

13 Hours is the newest movie by Michael Bay, about the 6 U.S security fighters who were stranded in an American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, and had to defend themselves against waves of terrorist attacks.
I'm going to say that if this is a story you are interested in, it would not hurt to watch it, however, if this is not a story that interests you, stay away!
The film is your typical Michael Bay movie, filled with enough explosions to leave your ears ringing, and camera cuts that made me nauseus. Some of the shots of the action scenes are quite good, with some moments where things felt smooth. The rest of the film was a bit of a mess, and ultimately it leaves much to be desired.
The acting in this film was very average, but I can't decide if that's the actors faults, or the fact that the characters they play are extremely generic. I mean, I can think of many other war movies where the characters are exactly the same, with different names. I know that Bay is not a director famous for good character development, but I think that these characters should have been fleshed out more for the film to really have the effect it was aiming for.
I also think that the constant camera cuts made it very hard to really understand what was going on, especially during the action scenes. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that this is some of the worst cutting I have ever seen.
Like I said earlier, some shots did work, and some of the action was enjoyable, especially closer to the end of the film. I also found the soundtrack to suit the feel of the movie quite nicely. Of course, it is a Micahel Bay movie, so I don't need to say that the special effects of explosions and gunfire were good for you to know that they will be at least impressive.
Overall, it was not the best time I've had watching a movie, and it could have been done way better than it was. Still, I do believe that people who are into this type of story would get a bit more out of it than I did.