Powering Through a Flawed Mission

Rating: 7/10 (29 June 2019)

(Flash Review)
Prototypical war action movie with oodles of gunfire, emotional American heroics and pride with a constant stream of tension and concern. Objective: abduct two top Somali warlord lieutenants and return to base. Estimated to be a swift mission, it turns into a long and deadly ordeal with the initial crash of a Black Hawk helicopter. Now they had woken up the hornets' nest of enemy combatants in the 'danger zone'. Apologies to Top Gun. The high contrast lighting and lots of camera movement added to the hecticness of battle. The movie flowed without a lead character and jumped between assorted tense conflicts and endless gunfire with the screen often littered with flying debris or bullets. Early on the soundtrack had notable big hits that faded away as the plot got serious. There was a huge cast of notable male actors sprinkled throughout. Anyway, with the moto of "no one left behind", how will the rescue turn out? How much emotional drama will ooze out in this high quality production war movie?