Lone Survivor

— “Lone Survivor” was better than I expected, possibly because there was an evident passion about the project that came through in the film. The film does have an intimate feel to it, almost as though we’re eavesdropping on conversations, privy to private thoughts and motives, but in the end, it really is just another of many war stories depicting individual sacrifice and valor, and the patriotic, individual price of war. It’s a good war film, but not a standout that would make anyone’s top ten list.

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[2013. 121 min. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, and Eric Bana.]
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jan/30/lone-survivor-review