A movie of half-truths and glorified violence.

Rating: 5/10 (22 January 2014)

Between the undeveloped characters and glamorization of war, the Lone Survivor wouldn't even be in the top 20 of best war movies. The film is nothing but a series of half-truths. The entire ending of the movie is a falsification of real world events. It's existence is purely because of the need for a better climax. Ever little moment is subtly twisted from its real-life counterparts to cast the Americans in good light.
The movie is also overwrought with clichés. How many times do I have to hear about brotherhood in a war movie? Am I suppose to care for these characters the second they utter the word; brother, cause the first five minutes of the movie where they show a few family photographs didn't work. In fact, it came across as nothing but a shallow attempt to make these people human, just like the rest of this film.
The action scenes are well done, but if you're looking for a movie that's more than a string of gung-ho American bull-crap, look elsewhere.