It’s not unusual for Hollywood (or the fringes
of Hollywood) to rush out a cheap knock-off version of a popular movie in the
hopes of riding the bigger movie’s coattails and cashing in, so you would not
be amiss in assuming this movie from director John Stockwell (Blue Crush) is a
cheap-o version of Zero Dark 30. You would, however, be wrong. In fact, if all
you want from the story of America killing the Taliban leader is action packed entertainment, minus the
pretensions of high art and exclusive insight that surround Katherine Bigelow’s
movie, this might be a better movie for you. The action is tight, as one would expect,
but it’s the acting that makes the movie really work. The actors who play the
Seal Team members, particularly Freddy Rodriguez and Xzibit, are solid and
believable. The people that play the politicians making the decisions back home,
lead by William Fitchner, are strong, too. While both films do a great job of
paying tribute to Deal Team Six, Stockwell’s film does it with more blue-collar
action movie style.
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