Review of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) by Max S — 17 Feb 2016

Not quite the visual impact of Black Hawk Down, but on par with The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty and American Sniper in terms of "quality", I left the film moved and sickened by our government, which is likely the (unspoken) intent of this film's production.

If anyone wants to pop Hilary's balloon, this is the needle to do it with. It's a bit over dramatic at times, and the lighting is quintessential Michael Bay, but in his defense, the visual drama has to be increased because without actually being there, to feel the intensity, the audience would otherwise not experience the peril and danger; so too, without the lighting, everything would be lost in the pervasive darkness.

I typically treat films like these more as reenactments or expositions than entertainment films, so with that considered, I give it very high marks... and I know who I won't be voting for.