An intense action drama that's much more than just a one time watch.

Rating: 10/10 (20 January 2019)

LONE SURVIVOR works big time as a film that wants to entertain as well as educate. It's a fact-based action drama that has soul. Starts a little slow but that's necessary since there won't be much to tell in terms of story once the action starts, and I understand that. Right after a long but neat setup with a few brief action bits, the film breaks into action which remains non-stop almost till the end. Peter Berg has to be praised for making the viewer feel for the character(s) during the action sequences.
All actors have given great performances but eventually, it's Mark Wahlberg whose performance impressed me big time. Especially during the final action block when his facial expressions and body language will make you want to jump straight into the film and help him. There are some characters who don't appear for a long time but you still feel for them, you want them to survive.
Technical aspects are top notch. Action is the highlight of the film as you get to see some of the best military action sequences of all time. Cool guns, bazookas, telescopic sights, mountains: it has got everything a stylish action film should be having. Cinematography is impressive of course but what I really found outstanding was the sound editing. The silencing of background noise to just focus on the important sound is really impressive.
On the whole, LONE SURVIVOR is an intense watch. I rented it on Google Play in SD, and now I am thinking of getting a physical copy because this film deserves a place in my collection: that too on the top.