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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for The New York Times (9,847) on 18 Jan 2018

For devotees of cinematic blowouts and dedicated students of screen masculinity (like me), 12 Strong is premium, Grade A catnip…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 18 Jan 2018

Nicolai Fuglsig’s film does a nice job of capturing the fish-out-of-water nature of the American combatants…

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By Steve Persall (1,105) for Tampa Bay Times (1,287) on 18 Jan 2018

Extraordinary heroism deserves a less ordinary movie…

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By Allison Shoemaker (83) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 18 Jan 2018

There’s a good movie hidden somewhere inside 12 Strong, probably tucked between the many explosions and the endless exposition…

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By Will Ashton (75) for The Playlist (3,871) on 18 Jan 2018

The real-life heroes who bravely risked their lives deserve something better than the forgettable mediocrity that is 12 Strong, and truth be…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 18 Jan 2018

What makes 12 Strong objectionable — and what will also make it appealing to some — is its attempt to induce a kind of amnesia in the audience,…

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By Keith Watson (196) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 18 Jan 2018

As Nicolai Fuglsig doesn't allow any complicated thoughts about war, colonization, and mortality to hover around his characters, 12 Strong…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Denerstein Unleashed (254) on 18 Jan 2018

The best war movies generally take a position that gets us beyond strategy, tactics and reflexive expressions of heroism…

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By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 18 Jan 2018

A war film carefully designed to check off all the requirements of the genre without going deep enough in the ones that matter most…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Movie Mom (753) on 18 Jan 2018

Hemsworth, Shannon, and Pena create real, relatable and yet heroic characters, and seeing them ride into battle on horseback is genuinely moving…

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By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 18 Jan 2018

Combat scenes seem more interested in the faces than the fracas, missions are undertaken with no apparent outcome, and great difficulties loom…

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By Dana Barbuto (184) for The Patriot Ledger (721) on 18 Jan 2018

It might have 12 in its title, but make no mistake, the low-rent military drama 12 Strong is a one-man show for Chris Hemsworth…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 18 Jan 2018

In its desire to laud the heroism of this small band of Americans in Afghanistan, ignores the overall reality of that conflict, which...seems…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 18 Jan 2018

For [the soldiers], the mission is more important than the man. It's unfortunate that the movie's philosophy is the same…

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By Bruce Demara (410) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 18 Jan 2018

It tells its story, about 12 American special-forces soldiers who spearhead a decisive battle in Afghanistan against the Taliban, with both…

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By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 18 Jan 2018

Aside from Mitch, Hal and Dostum, character development is kept to a minimum…

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By Danielle Solzman (397) for Solzy at the Movies (339) on 18 Jan 2018

Unsung heroes get their due in 12 Strong as another declassified story comes to the screen…

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By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 18 Jan 2018

12 Strong is the true story of the first American soldiers who went into Afghanistan following 9/11, and it is the least interesting version…

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By Soren Anderson (264) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 18 Jan 2018

It's a remarkable true tale of great heroism…

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By Gregory Wakeman (182) for Metro (930) on 18 Jan 2018

It's not that it's hard to follow, or overly complicated, it's just that it's structure and plotting are so repetitive that you never feel…

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