One thing needs to be kept in mind when watching any war film that portrays the US's military misfortunes in recent years; this is "not" America.
The cold hard facts are the US administration and its allies invaded Libya and overthrew its government. This triggered a factional war between rivals groups vying for power. No one officially asked the US government and its European pals to do what they did and their reasons for doing so, are, to say the least, questionable.
The film itself is well directed, the action scenes capably executed and the material is inherently interesting. That said, this film is also very one sided. It fails to acknowledge any culpability on the part of the US government, for the misery and chaos, their role, in what I would describe as adventurism, has caused the Libyan people.
So whilst I felt a degree of sympathy for the those on the ground, the realty is, this is yet another place in the world where the US simply should not be. Five out of ten from me.
The cold hard facts are the US administration and its allies invaded Libya and overthrew its government. This triggered a factional war between rivals groups vying for power. No one officially asked the US government and its European pals to do what they did and their reasons for doing so, are, to say the least, questionable.
The film itself is well directed, the action scenes capably executed and the material is inherently interesting. That said, this film is also very one sided. It fails to acknowledge any culpability on the part of the US government, for the misery and chaos, their role, in what I would describe as adventurism, has caused the Libyan people.
So whilst I felt a degree of sympathy for the those on the ground, the realty is, this is yet another place in the world where the US simply should not be. Five out of ten from me.