This
film is based on a true story. In
late June 2005, a team of Navy Seals set out to kill or capture a Taliban
leader. Ahmad Shah is their
target. They meet up with goat herders in the mountains and they are faced with a dilemma. Do they let the herders go or do they kill them? They don’t want to kill them but they
risk discovery and death if these men inform on them to the Taliban. The team leader decides they must follow
established rules of engagement and they let them go. One of the herders swiftly runs to inform the Taliban about the Americans. In a short time, they are attacked by
an unknown number of men.
In
order to honor the men killed in his mission, couldn’t the script include more
dialog instead of the constant swearing? I know this is the type of language used but the viewer just
doesn’t listen after a few minutes.
I also really question planning involved in this mission. We have air power for cover and we needed
to use them more. This mission should have been cancelled as soon as the herders were let go. Air rescue could have picked the men up
ASAP and the mission rescheduled.
121
min, Action directed by Peter Berg with Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile
Hirsch, Ben Foster, Yousuf Azami, Ali Suliman, Eric Bana, Alexander Ludwig,
Rich Ting, Dan Bilzerian, Jerry Ferrara, Rick Vargas.
Note: Imdb 7.7 out of 10, 75% critic 88%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 2*.
Special Note: A different title may have been better for this film since it broadcasts the ending?
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