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To: LindyBill who wrote (473876)	2/25/2012 4:42:33 AM
From: SmoothSail	6 Recommendations Respond to of 793840

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two and a half out of four stars, and complained that "we don't get to know the characters as individuals, they don't have personality traits, they have no back stories, they don't speak in colorful dialogue, and after the movie you'd find yourself describing events but not people Nothing could be more perfect. It's exactly what the producers intended. They can't reveal who the characters are. Of course they don't have personalities - they're a team. You can't have back stories or speak in colorful dialogue because that's exactly who the SEALS are not. And, as the movie's title suggests - it's about ACTS of valor - in other words, of course you'll find yourself describing EVENTS, not people. It's what they DID. I have not seen this movie but I hope it's the biggest success ever - at least at the box office. It will never win an Oscar because the producers are outsiders and didn't hire the usual suspects.

To: LindyBill who wrote (473876)	2/25/2012 4:43:23 AM
From: SmoothSail	7 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793840

Oh ... and screw the reviewers.

To: LindyBill who wrote (473876)	2/26/2012 4:15:12 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793840

Let's hope the 'reviewers' have Rotten Egg and Rotten Tomatoes all over their faces when they see how much this unadvertised, and done on a relative shoestring, film takes in.....

To: LindyBill who wrote (473876)	2/26/2012 8:06:32 AM
From: unclewest	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793840

The Hollywood Reporter had a similar opinion, stating, "Although the film has its undeniably immersive, convincing moments, the merging of dramatic re-creations and on-camera "performances" proves less seamlessly executed than those masterfully coordinated land, sea and air missions." That tells me the film might be realistic and the author might be woefully uninformed. I would like for that writer to name one seamless Special Operations land, sea and air combat mission. I can't. Everyday I served in combat with SF, I ran into a bloke named Murphy. Sometimes he showed up in our training areas too. All the SEALS I ever met knew Murphy equally well. None of us ever admitted Murphy was there, but we all knew it.