Fact-based, but still generic

Rating: 4/10 (17 January 2016)

"Lone Survivor" is an American 2-hour film from 3 years ago that managed 2 Academy Award nominations in the sound categories. In my opinion, it was fairly forgettable there and also in terms of everything else. People like this film because the characters are all people who really existed, but I have doubts how accurate the action portrayed in here is. And even if it is accurate, it is still once again just another war movie that does not make a difference compared to all the other war films that have been done in the past decades. It also isn't helping that Mark Wahlberg is not a particularly good actor and real acting talent, such as Eric Bana or Ben Foster, was pretty much wasted in this film we have here.
I did not really enjoy the watch. This may partially be because I do not like the genre a lot really, but yeah, it just wasn't a thrill ride or remotely edge-of-the-seat material I think. However, if the likes of "Black Hawk Down" and "Saving Private Ryan" belong to your favorite films, you can probably check this one out I guess. Sadly, the title is already a massive spoiler here. Of course, if you know about Marcus Luttrell and the mission he was on, you will know everything anyway, but I am sure most people outside the United States do not even know the basics of who he is. Anyway, fairly forgettable film in my opinion, not recommended.