Lone Survivor is a 2013 American biographical war thriller following Four elite agents of SEAL are tasked to capture or kill Ahmad Shahd, the most infamous leader of the Taliban.
Berg's film is beautifully shot and thrillingly paced; he and his actors have a real affection for these men and feel a real duty to portray them honorably.
"Lone Survivor" isn't a classic, but it's a modestly affecting war pic that artfully pays tribute to some real American heroes - exactly what it sets out to do.
Lone Survivor is a brutally effective movie, made by people who think that they're serving their country. But they're just making us coarser and more self-centered.
'Survivor' has a 'you are there' feeling; sound-barrier-breaking rounds, RPG explosions, and Navy SEAL-scripting of real firefight lingo: 'Left is not good! Right is good!'
The film's director, Peter Berg, wants to immerse you so deeply that you feel as if your bones are breaking, too. There's a price, of course, for that kind of immersion: It becomes tough to see the movie for the drum-beating.