Well-Done Action Film Mostly Free of Politics

Rating: 9/10 (28 May 2016)

A decent action movie that sketches the events of the Libya affair that is big news now but doesn't really deserve to be headlines for so long. Excellent photography and great scenery from the island of Malta, a stone's throw from Benghazi.
A good adaptation from the book and you have to remember that the book was pretty one-sided as it was written from accounts given by the security detail who did the fighting. There was no input from CIA sources so these guys looked like schmucks in the film and book while the mercenaries were the only heroes.
To all of the Hilary Haters out there please just crawl back into the hole where you were born. I just don't understand how people can be so fixated on this event, especially after these same people didn't make so much as a peep during the seven years George Bush led us into the most disastrous foreign policy error in our nation's history. So if you're looking for vindication on your kooky conspiracy theories go elsewhere because this movie doesn't dwell much on the politics. This book and film suffer from the fact that all of the information came from the security detail and nothing from the State Department or CIA thus the narrative is lopsided in favor of the mercenaries who don't speak the language or know anything about the overall situation in Libya.
Ambassador Stevens knew better than anyone the security risks we were taking in Libya at this time and I suppose that his energy, passion for this part of the world, and optimism got the better of him. From everything I have read about him he was a credit to our diplomatic corps and a tireless student of the Arab world. We have precious few of his ilk.