Intense and very entertaining! 7/10

Rating: 7/10 (26 August 2016)

Review: I surprisingly, really enjoyed this film, because it felt like you was one of the soldiers fighting for your life, and the intensity throughout, was brilliant. The director cleverly spent some time to let the audience get to know the various soldiers and he gave an in depth look into there different tactics in combat. I was a bit skeptical when I saw that it was nearly 2 and a half hours long but it really needed to be, and the fact that it was based on true events, made it a truly amazing story. Rone (James Badge Dale), was a true leader, and he pushed his heroic soldiers to the limit to save his fellow Americans. The chemistry between the actors made the movie seem real, and the way that the movie was shot, especially in combat, was great. Jack Silva (John Krasinski), wasn't the most charismatic soldier but he didn't crumble under pressure, mainly because he knew that his squad would die for each other. When I saw the real soldiers at the end, I did find it touching and quite emotional, and it's obvious that the tragic events that happened in Benghazi over those 13 hours, must have been traumatic, because a lot of the soldiers retired afterwards. Anyway, I personally found this film really entertaining and it should have made more money at the box office. Enjoyable!
Round-Up: This epic war movie was directed by Michael Bay, 51, who has made some decent movies like Pain & Gain, which I really enjoyed, The Transformers franchise, The Island, Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, The Rock and the Bad Boys franchise. He is due to release the next Transformers movie, The Last Knight, in 2017 with Mark Wahlberg and Josh Duhamel, so he's obviously one to deal with big budgets and working with big stars. Judging by his other movies, he decided to keep this true story extremely raw and he picked the right cast to portray this remarkable story. Budget: $50million Worldwide Gross: $70million
I recommend this movie to people who are into their action/drama/thrillers starring John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber, James Badge Dale, David Denman and Dominic Fumusa. 7/10