Review of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) by Vince A — 08 Feb 2016

This movie was a total surprise. I liked it. I am not a fan of Micheal Bay films. This is not his typical style of movie. Usually his movies are all over the place going instantly from serious to sappy and back again with no cohesion at all.

This time he manages to stay in serious mode the whole time. It's about the Benghazi disaster, but he manages to avoid politics. The story is told from the perspective of the contractors who were in charge of security for the CIA.

The CIA had an outpost there that was very secretive. Nobody was supposed to know they were there and they were not allowed to provide support for the US Diplomatic compound just a mile away. The contractors were highly trained US special forces soldiers.

They rendered what aid they could to the diplomatic compound. Then the CIA compound itself came under heavy attack by well armed/led insurgents. It's a very intense movie, but well made. Lots of great characters and action scenes.

It was very frustrating to see how our government just left US citizens hung out to dry out there with little/no support. There are some questions about some of the facts presented, so don't use the movie as a documentary about Benghazi.

It's more about the heroism and professionalism of some of our soldiers. Don't miss it.