Real life version of Aliens in many ways

Rating: Null/10 (12 August 2019)

Peter Berg's Lone Survivior might seem like a right winger's wet dream, and although there is an undercurrent of patriotism, this is a great action film based on real events. Many films have been made by the Iraq War crisis which not only affect the writers to a deep level but also the nation, and most of these come across as overbearing in their melodrama but when all this is set aside for a straightforward narrative with a strong setup and payoff the films can be exceptional and long remembered. Mark Whalberg plays the lead and the man in charge of a battalion of men who get lost and embroiled in guerilla warfare. The violence is graphic in a very realistic way and one long take of the soldiers falling from a cliff will make anyone squirm. This is a story deep down of betrayal, friendship and faith and upon seeing the film you will realize why. For action fans this is a great time spent and for military aficionados, Lone Survivor is another feather in a cap of treasured patriotic gems.