I like the idea of this movie because it has a great story to base off of, and seemingly lots of potential, but I didn't like how it was carried out. Acting wasn't great, dialogue was over the top at times, and it came across to me a little hyper-patriotic, as opposed to realistic. I think if Kathryn Bigalow had made it, it would have been quite different, for the better.

Like many action films, the first half is too long and the second half is too short. If I wanted to see a film about 'family' and 'politics', I'd watch Mulan. _Black Hawk Down_ or _13 Hours_ are better of the same.

Tasteful duration, which allowed pretty intense and detailed firefight scenes. I felt this was a really great action movie, but it didn't quite feel like a 'war' movie. An excellent performance from Chris Hemsworth, especially for a role he's not typically in (military).

This is just a boring movie. Twenty minutes before it was over I almost turned it off to go to bed. Great cast. Boring movie.

Based on an incredible true story, 12 Strong is a compelling and inspirational war film. In the aftermath of the 2001 September 11th terrorist attacks on America an elite US Special Forces team is sent to Afghanistan to take out a Taliban strong hold to clear the way for American forces to launch their military campaign. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Pena, and William Fichtner, the cast is quite impressive and delivers strong performances. Also, the film does a good job at showing the culture clash and how the US soldiers had to adapt to a different form of warfare. And director Nicolai Fuglsig brings a lot of tension and energy to the battle scenes. The score as well is especially well-done and heightens the action and drama. 12 Strong is a powerful film about one of the first major US victories in the Afghanistan War.