Review of Act of Valor (2012) by Peter T — 09 Nov 2012

High marks for quasi-real black ops action thriller. Yeah the acting is far from impressive but the lack of Hollywood melodramatic overacting and pretentious so-called authenticity actually works in its favor.

It played like a big budget military channel docudrama for me. If you're a fan of Black Hawk Down, give this a whirl. I know it plays straight as an arrow, telegraphing itself in the first ten minutes (let alone the title), but you can't say it wasn't a fun testosterone hammer of a ride.

I give it a hemi-tough thumbs up!