Review of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) by Christian D — 11 Apr 2016

While the buildup in the first third takes a while and the non-combat character-building scenes can veer on the melodramatically dull side, the firefight scenes and the scenes that go with it (control rooms, charts, etc.

) are extremely well done and it maintains tension throughout. It also veers away from any politics in favor of just telling the story of the boots on the ground and proves that Michael Bay can be a solid filmmaker when he's allowed to.