One Word Describes It... "Intense!"

Rating: 8/10 (6 February 2013)

I saw the trailers for this movie about a month before it came out, and quickly thought to myself "I'm gonna pass on that one". However, a few weeks after it's release, one of my college professors had spoke about it in his class, and said that it was an exceptional film. So, when I saw that it was playing at my local discount theater, my wife and I decided to go. As soon as we arrived, it was obvious that we were not the only ones who had this idea... the theater was filled to capacity (for the 2nd weekend in a row from what I was told). I can truly say, the trailer doesn't do this movie justice. As soon as the film began, we were faced with an intense and realistic scene of violence and action. We were thrown right into the story, and felt as if we were in the middle of the crowd. After the opening sequence... the action is calmed down a bit, and you have the chance to sort through what all happened in the intro scene. However, it doesn't last for long. The director of this film does an incredible job of making the audience feel as if they are part of the group depicted in the movie. He designed the film so that the intensity slowly grew and grew throughout the film, and builds up to an explosive and powerful ending. The ending of the film was in fact so intense, that the entire audience in the movie theater was clapping and cheering when it occurred (my friend had told me that this same thing occurred at the movie theater he saw the film at). I found myself literally sitting on the edge of my seat, and extremely tense, wanting to know what would happen to the individuals in the film. So, all in all, I would highly recommend this film to movie buffs and the average Joe. It is a film that perfectly blends action, comedy, and drama all into one powerful and intense experience.