Rent Lone Survivor (2013)
3.6 of 5 from 565 ratings
1h 56min
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- Synopsis:
- 'Lone Survivor' tells the incredible true story of four Navy SEAL's on a covert mission to neutralise a high-level al-Qaeda operative in the mountains of Afghanistan. Ambushed, isolated and surrounded by a much larger force of Taliban, they confront unthinkable odds together.
- Actors:
- Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Yousuf Azami, Ali Suliman, Eric Bana, Alexander Ludwig, Rich Ting, Dan Bilzerian, Jerry Ferrara, Rick Vargas, Scott Elrod, Gregory Rockwood, Ryan Kay, Patrick Griffin, Josh Berry, Eric Steinig, David Shepard, Justin Tade
- Directors:
- Peter Berg
- Producers:
- Sarah Aubrey, Randall Emmett, Akiva Goldsman, Norton Herrick, Barry Spikings, Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg
- Writers:
- Peter Berg, Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson
- Others:
- Wylie Stateman, Andy Koyama, Beau Borders and David Brownlow, Beau Borders, David Brownlow
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- Collections:
- 2014, CinemaParadiso.co.uk Through Time
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 09/06/2014
- Run Time:
- 121 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Italian DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing, Italian
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Will of the Warrior
- Bringing the Story to Light
- Recreating the Firefight
- Learning the Basics
- The Fallen Heroes of Operation Red Wings
- The Pashtun Code of Life
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/02/2017
- Run Time:
- 121 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS Headphone: X, English DTS:X, Latin American Spanish DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing, Latin American Spanish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (5) of Lone Survivor
Realistic but lacks emotion - Lone Survivor review by PC
I think Lone Survivor is up there with Black Hawk Dawn as a window into real warfare but lacks that films pace & character development. It also cannot help itself by laying on the 'American Hero' aspect which by the end really detracts from the film's central relationship between the soldiers. The acting is very good but there is little or no back story to make you care about the soldiers, a shame when they are based on real people doing their job in the most extreme circumstances.
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Put the six-pack away and concentrate on the story - Lone Survivor review by TR
A worthy story about some selfless and frankly incredible men, let down by the irresistible urge to Hollywoodise and ramp up the macho factor to the highest level possible.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Gritty Modern Combat Film - Lone Survivor review by GI
This is certainly a gritty, hard-edged modern war film full of blood and gung-ho and being an American film based on true story it's also a bit of a flag waver. That can be forgiven because it really delivers as a genre film with a four man Navy Seal team led by Taylor Kitsch with Mark Wahlberg, Emile Hirsch and Ben Foster as the crew sent into Taliban country to kill a notorious tribal leader. They are disturbed by some goatherds and have to abandon their mission but are relentlessly pursued by a large force of Taliban. The combat scenes are realistic and violent, the stunt work is especially impressive and I did like the scene where the four men debate whether to kill the three goat herders or not but are restrained by the rules of engagement. The story doesn't shy away from the fact they did debate it although the films nominal star, Wahlberg, does opt for the moral choice as you'd expect. Americans and Hollywood love their heroes and consequently you do get the sense of patriotism strong and bold through the narrative. That's ok because it's a gripping war film and doesn't fail to deliver. A pity the title gives away the ending!!!
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Critic review
Lone Survivor review by George Hooper - Cinema Paradiso
Peter Berg’s war film is a mixed bag as it seems to be searching for awards praise without the kind of directorial skill required to pull it off. In fact the film is filled with some excellent performances, some killer action sequences and a wealth of tension but Berg’s obsession with the emotional moments seems to ruin the films carefully crafted tone as he crams them full of cheesy one liners and predictable character moments.
The film follows the four man team that tried to take out a dangerous Taliban leader and found themselves facing a war against enemies unknown as they try to escape the situation they have found themselves in.
The film opens much like Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down with the moments of tranquility, the bonding moments between brothers that are to be expected but it crams more comedy into the opening as when the fighting really kicks off there is little to no time for any types of levity. The film's opening moments ramp up the tension without you even realising it so that when things hit the fan you genuinely care about the fates of these macho men.
Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch and Emile Hirsch give excellent performances as three of the men but Ben Foster unfortunately makes the final member of the team a cartoonish killer, a poor imitation of Barry Pepper in Saving Private Ryan. Kitsch however makes an excellent team leader, a strong presence full of empathy for those around him.
Berg however proves he isn’t up to the challenges of this true story, the difficult aspects of this tale turn into stereotypical American grandstanding as each member of the squad has their own signature moment with slow motion aplenty. The whole film is crafted to emphasise the true nature of the story, the impressive amount of pain these men endured to take on the forces that besieged them but Berg manipulates the facts to make this tale one of extreme pity, something I couldn’t be any less interested in