An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
Election-year conservative fearmongering masquerading as cinema, 13 Hours does a disservice both to its excellent cast and the heroic individuals they portray.
Bay squanders the potential to explore the nuances of a politically sensitive issue and instead descends into a gruesome display of war porn.
Michael Bay’s account of a besieged US diplomatic compound in Libya is like an endless video game – but without the subtlety and insight.
Verdict: Jingoistic but well-crafted.
Siege story is demeaned by gung-ho treatment.
Harrowing scenes of carnage and death still fascinate Bay more than personal stories or political complexity so it makes for an exhausting watch that never lets up and rarely provides any contrast to the heat of battle.
Director Michael Bay checks nuance at the door for this politically slanted take on the 2012 US compound attack in Libya.
The action is blistering, if a little repetitive, and for those who aren’t familiar with the story it is an eye-opening balls up in which the Americans aren’t the cavalry.
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