Review of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) by David D — 28 Feb 2016

Watching this, it's hard to believe it's a Michael Bay movie. As an urban combat film (and I honestly can't believe I'm saying this), it holds its own next to Black Hawk Down. In fact, except for the outside political undertones (of which it's almost impossible to detect within the film), I could see it being considered (if not winning) during awards season.

Frenetic but not bewildering, touching but not sappy, and direct without preaching, 13 Hours deserved a much better response that it's received.