The story of a mission gone wrong

Rating: 8/10 (1 January 2015)

This was a fairly enjoyable, fast-paced action film. One of us found it riveting. The military culture and operations seemed quite realistic. No false notes there. They picked a half dozen of the hottest male actors around to play the roles here.
The acting here was really good, especially by Wahlberg. He's become a good actor (within his type) but in this movie he truly excelled. They were all good.
It essentially tells the story of a screwed-up behind-the-lines SEALS mission in Afghanistan. They get stupidly discovered and are then attacked by the Taliban. Their backup is unable to rescue them for a while. They die one by one, until only Mark Walhberg is left.
Whether the action scenes actually did happen as portrayed is difficult to tell. Their ability to continue moving and to generally survive bullet wounds and harrowing cliff falls was astonishing and sometimes difficult to watch. It felt to me like suffering porn at times. It strained credibility, as did the willingness of a Afghan village to expose itself to mortal danger to help an injured American.
To me, as a non-American, the elegiac feel of their battle deaths, and the survival of the protagonist at all cost, felt over the top. But I regretted their deaths, just like everyone else.
However, it wasn't a bad movie. I'd give it about 7.5. If you can't stomach American patriotic schmaltz, stay away from this one.