(Peter Berg/2013/USA)
Based on
real events but widely accepted as exaggerating some details Lone
Survivor focuses on action over character and as a result loses out
on any real emotional punch. The photos of real marines which pepper
the opening and closing credits make for an awkward grab at our
heartstrings; that sense of pride in men going to fight a good war
instead of coming across as genuine becomes ham fisted as the main
characters are paper thin. Without any depth to the men involved in
the mission, which is a failure almost from the start, the intensity
of the fire fight becomes the crux of the film and reduces the movie
to a mere action flick dressed up in stars and stripes chest beating.
It’s a pity because it’s an extraordinary and sad story of a
mission gone awry and could have been a far greater reflection on the
US interests and actions in Afghanistan. But it does capture the
ferociousness and panic of a close quarters gun battle in a quite
visceral way, it does that one thing really well.
(2/5)
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