More fiction than fact

Rating: 3/10 (23 December 2012)

Went to the movie expecting to get the real scoop on the assassination of Bin Laden. Turned out it was really historical fiction based on a real event. It amazes me because the way it really happened was exciting enough that there was no need to embellish the story. The real kicker to me however, was inserting the torture scenes into the picture. It not only was not true, but it added nothing to the picture. Worse, when this film is shown in the Arab world, there will a lot of backlash against America and perhaps cost American lives. It is unbelievable that the writers and producers were not insensitive to this but one of the problems with Hollywood today is that anything goes regardless of the potential consequences. Being a combat veteran I was not impressed by the directing of this movie. I thought it was too faked up at times. They say that this movie wasn't meant to be a documentary and it certainly isn't. Too bad. And too bad it didn't lay off the torture scenes. We don't need that and neither did the movie.