An average movie

I didn’t have some really high expectations concerning this movie but since it was starring Chris Hemsworth and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, even if I’m not a huge fan of such patriotic action flicks, I have to admit this one was not bad. Indeed, it seemed to be fairly accurate or, at least, it all seemed believable. It’s actually interesting because, from what I can remember (bear in mind, it was almost 20 years ago…), Afghanistan had been at the time massively bombed by the US for weeks, even months, but, according to this movie, they actually did start this conflict with some really chirurgical bombings. Another thing I did like was the dynamic in this group of soldiers, even if none of these characters were developed after all, but I guess it goes with the territory. The only really disappointing thing was probably that, even though the whole thing was dealing with a war in Afghanistan, there was in fact only one talking Afghani character and even this guy was reduced to some mysterious and wise warlord. It’s such a pity that the Americans always think that they are the most important thing when they take part in a conflict abroad. Anyway, to conclude, even though it was nothing amazing, I have to admit that it was a decent watch and I think it is worth a look, at least, if you like the genre.