Director: Kathryn Bigelow
My Rating: It was a good, solid experience. I'd recommend it as a matinee.
Initial thoughts: I knew this was a Kathryn Bigelow movie and I am a fan of her work (my favorite of her films being Strange Days). Of course I also knew this was the story of how Osama Bin Laden finally got got and I was excited to see it.
Nutshell: This is the story of the hunt for Osama Bin Laden. It basically follows the CIA tactics and trail they used to locate him and then follows the military operation to get him.
What I dig: The story had a lot of information on how the CIA was getting their intelligence, which I found fascinating for the most part. The action sequence at the end was solid, but since I think it was trying to stick to reality it wasn't as exciting as some other military operation films. The characters of Joel Edgerton and Chris Pratt brought some much needed levity and warmth to the film towards the end.
What I don't dig: While I did like how it was illustrated how the CIA got their intelligence I did feel those parts were a bit long and there were a lot of them. The middle with all of this information was kind of getting tedious and it probably could have used a good editor. I also feel this movie was kind of light on character development, but I can also understand that the main character (Maya) was obsessed with finding Bin Laden and maybe she just didn't actually have a life outside of the CIA.
Final thoughts: If you are interested in military and intelligence procedural type films then I would recommend it. If that isn't your thing, and/or you don't have interest in seeing how the manhunt for Bin Laden played out then skip it.
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