Lone Survivor - 02/02/2014
After a great night at the 25th Bent and Bong's Beerfest, I didn't fancy a film that needed too much thought, so opted for Lone Survivor.
This film should have a colon in the title followed by the words "This title contains spoilers".
Mark Whalberg and his team are sent on a routine seek and destroy in Afghanistan which is troubled with communication issues. What ensues is 90 mins of an adrenaline and tension filled, hunted and gunned down film. Unfortunately, the team of four, a band of brothers, are systematically beaten, bruised, battered and shot many many times leading to the titular Lone Survivor. Nothing is hidden in this film, you feel every bump and bone breaking moment. Every bullet that hits the target is felt by the viewer.
The characterisation is done well at the start of the film that you actually care about the central four characters.
I thoroughly enjoyed this film and it was the perfect antidote to a few too many beers the night before
Although, intended to be moving, I think the slideshow at the end could have been an optional extra on the blu-ray release
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