As an American ambassador is killed during an attack
at a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense
out of the chaos.
Director:
Michael BayWriters:
Chuck Hogan (screenplay)Storyline
As an American ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound
in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
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13 Hours was absolutely
riveting, no question. And it raises serious questions about the
Benghazi attack, questions which have yet to be answered. But it's clear
why critics are dissing it--it shows Americans as veritable superheroes
in a country gone berserk. Also, the movie makes no bones of the fact
that the whole "protest over an anti-Islamic video" explanation was
totally bogus, and our country, protected by true blue men and women
willing to give their lives, is run by a bunch of jackasses. I hope
Hillary goes down for this. But three years later, no one has even been
fired.
This movie doesn't answer any of those questions. But it is so emotionally involving I found myself with my fist in my mouth most of the time. Michael Bay may have his faults, but he knows how to move an audience--to laughter and to tears. There were moments that went a bit overboard—this is a Michael Bay movie, after all—but I am thankful it was him and not some anti-American, Oliver Stone-like director who made this movie. There are good guys and bad guys in the world, and Americans are the good guys. Especially in Benghazi.
This movie doesn't answer any of those questions. But it is so emotionally involving I found myself with my fist in my mouth most of the time. Michael Bay may have his faults, but he knows how to move an audience--to laughter and to tears. There were moments that went a bit overboard—this is a Michael Bay movie, after all—but I am thankful it was him and not some anti-American, Oliver Stone-like director who made this movie. There are good guys and bad guys in the world, and Americans are the good guys. Especially in Benghazi.
