A bit tepid despite good acting.

Rating: 7/10 (28 March 2013)

The film is about the events which lead to the dispatching of terrorist Bin Laden. Because of the subject matter one might think that this would be a nail biting, white knuckle, edge of your seat suspense drama. It isn't. The pace is comparable to Contagion or Silence of the Lambs. Much more low key and slow.
But why? We as the audience aren't really pulled into this and held captive. We aren't caught in the grip. We are watching from a distance. Which is too bad. The acting is excellent, the cast does a very good job. The sets are fantastic. I don't feel the casting is right for this though. As good as the actors are I felt the wrong people were chosen. They just didn't grab me.
Also, I think it isn't paced correctly or perhaps the editor didn't have the right footage to work with. It was a bit of a letdown. Not a bad film, I did enjoy it I just don't think it was all it could have been.
Most people probably won't watch this twice.