This is the last Oscar nominee still in theaters where I live, minus the special screening of all the Best Picture nominees a local theater is doing starting this weekend. I had planned to see a lot more of them when they were in theaters but, to use a military adage, a first plan rarely survives contact with the enemy. You adjust and you move on. I did manage to see this one, however.
Four highly trained special operations members, led by Lt Mike Murphy (Taylor Kitsch). With him are radioman Danny Dietz (Emile Hirsch), and gunners Matt Axelson (Ben Foster) and Marcus Luttrell (Mark Wahlberg). They are sent into the upper provinces of Afghanistan in order to locate and possibly kill Taliban leader Ahmad Shah (Yousuf Azami). Unfortunately, their position is discovered by goat herders and the four men are forced to run for their lives. The title pretty much spells it out after that.
This would be an excellent counterpoint to watch with Dirty Wars. This is fictionalized, of course, but Marcus Luttrell is a real person who really had this happen to him. I just think it's interesting to see it from both sides.
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