Excellent...Period

Rating: 10/10 (13 January 2014)

Rarely does a movie that I want to see completely blow me away in how much I like it, this is one of those rare occasions. Most people won't agree with me but this is probably now my most favorite war action movie. It might not have all the character development, but honestly that's really the only thing that people could complain about and I don't think it hurt the movie at all.
The opening of the film are shots from real US Navy Seals in vigorous and brutal training. But this is important as you watch the movie because what the 4 Seals go through and the way they continuously get back up, it shows that the training is for a reason.
From the trailer you know the story, the 4 Seals have a predicament, they can either kill the 3 civilians to keep cover or let them go and hike it back up this very large mountain where at the top has no cover and very rocky terrain. They know the consequences for each choice and in the end, let them go. It's a great scene as the 4 of them realize how hard of a decision this is.
After this is when the action picks up for about the next 45 minutes or so. They become surrounded by the taliban, and as soon as the first shot is fired, all hell breaks loose. It might be the most intense gun fight I've ever seen and definitely one of the best I've ever seen. It felt real, like we were there with them. They don't come away unscathed like the rest of Hollywood movies where the heroes constantly are able to dodge these bullets. They are severely outnumbered but put up the best fight anyone could imagine.
I don't know how accurate this is, but quite frankly I don't care. If what was shown on screen was even remotely close to what really happened, hats off to the 4 Seals because what they go through seems unbearable. The pain of several gun shots, falling down a mountain with hard rocks waiting for them at the bottom, while constantly under fire is insane. The fact that they did as much as they did makes me proud to be an American because these guys were true heroes.
There is also great chemistry between the four main actors and even in the most intense scenes, a few lines make you laugh to lighten the mood a little bit. But on for a few seconds and its back to reality. This may only be the second week of January, but this will without a doubt be on my top ten list of 2014. I loved this movie and suggest everyone go and watch it. 10 out of 10 with no hesitation.