Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
John Krasinski | ... | Jack Silva | |
James Badge Dale | ... | Tyrone 'Rone' Woods | |
Pablo Schreiber | ... | Kris 'Tanto' Paronto | |
David Denman | ... | Dave 'Boon' Benton | |
Dominic Fumusa | ... | John 'Tig' Tiegen | |
Max Martini | ... | Mark 'Oz' Geist | |
Alexia Barlier | ... | Sona Jillani | |
David Costabile | ... | Bob | |
Payman Maadi | ... | Amahl (as Peyman Moaadi) | |
Matt Letscher | ... | Ambassador Chris Stevens | |
Toby Stephens | ... | Glen 'Bub' Doherty | |
Demetrius Grosse | ... | DS Dave Ubben | |
David Giuntoli | ... | DS Scott Wickland | |
Kevin Kent | ... | DS Vincent | |
David Furr | ... | DS Alec |
Libya, 2012. At an unofficial CIA base in Benghazi a group of ex-military contractors are providing security. In the aftermath of Gaddafi's downfall a power vacuum exists and the climate is volatile. Military weapons are freely available. The US Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, makes a visit to the area, staying in a compound near the CIA base. On the night of 11 September, 2012, the Ambassador's compound is attacked by hordes of heavily armed locals. The only forces willing and able to defend it are six CIA contractors. Written by grantss
I found this movie to be very intense and riveting. The audience seemed to have a need to make an unusual number of trips to the snack bar and rest room and I found myself becoming frustrated by the number of interruptions. The movie is not for the faint of heart, as there are a number of scenes with graphic depiction of injuries. Regardless of your political affiliation, if you have any thoughts about what happened at Benghazi, you need to see this movie. Michael Bay does a great job of portraying what happened. Additionally, with the exception of one individual who s portrayed as not wanting to take action, he does not take the obvious opportunity to lay blame at any single individual in the US government. He clearly portrays a small group of men as heroes. Without their courage and willingness to fight against what appears to be an overwhelming force many more lives would have been lost. I do not often see movies twice, but this movie is likely to be an exception... In closing, if Michael Bay is 90% accurate in his depiction of what happened, our government (the US government), owes a huge debt of gratitude and an apology for their lack of action to 6 very brave men.