Review of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) by Calvin C — 15 Jun 2016

This is Michael Bay's best movie since the first Bad Boys and that really isn't hard to do given his track record. The film leaves the politics aside for a action-heavy pro-American war film about a group of men in a SOL situation. Bay does know how to stage and shoot action scenes, but that is about it. While there are some emotional moments at the end, the rest of the film suffers from cheesy dialogue and characters that needed more depth. Still, this is a solid war movie about some brave men. It isn't Black Hawk Down or The Hurt Locker, but in the hands of another director, it could have been.

Grade: B.