Damn good for patriotism!

Rating: 8/10 (30 July 2014)

Peter Berg directs and writes, based on Marcus Luttrell's book. Mark Wahlberg plays Navy Seal Luttrell, who with a hand picked group take a five-day mission across Afghanistan. The 2005 Operation Red Wings had its troubles and the Seals had one shortcoming after another. The mission was to bring down a Taliban boss Ahmad Shah(Yousuf Azami), who had more men surrounding him than expected. Some ill-fated choices end with Luttrell and his unit ambushed in the region of Hindu Kush. Berg presents moments of sacrifice and material costs of war as these brave men give an ultimate effort to try and save the mission. Rapid-fire exchange between the Seals and Taliban are graphic. Rules of engagement are questioned when the unit runs into a small group of goat herders.
Special effects are superb. Vivid bloody war and strong pervasive language equal an R rating. And believe it or not some filming was done in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The majority of us would only recognize Afghanistan via CNN. Other players include: Taylor Kitsch, Eric Bana, Ben Foster, Emile Hirsch, Alexander Ludwig and Scott Elrod.