The good guys are shown spending quality time with their families and bonding with each other. The bad guys slaughter a group of innocent children, beat the crap out of and torture a female CIA agent. Everything is painted completely black and white. There is lots more action to come, but the SEAL team splits up after that and the plot moves in several dubious directions.Īct of Valor is the kind of pro U.S. military film not seen since the days of John Wayne. The problem is that was not even half way through the movie. The moment the truck hits the water and the armored boats show up and return fire, I was cheering like I was there with them. I was completely caught up in the action and suspense as they drop from the sky, sneak through the jungle, start picking off the enemy and then carry away their wounded as they attempt to get the hell out of there. It is hands down the best modern military action sequence I have ever seen. The rescue in South America is the best part of the entire film. This leads to a larger plot that involves a Muslim terrorist attempting to send suicide bombers into the United States. After a CIA agent is abducted, the SEAL group is sent to South America to rescue her. One in particular has a wife who is expecting, while another, his best friend, is married with five children. We are introduced to a group of SEALs as they spend time with their families and each other. Whenever the action stops to let one of the inexperienced cast members speak, we are reminded of just how authentic this film is. As long as guns are blazing, people are running and bombs are exploding, you have a 4 star war movie. Like that film, Act of Valor works well when people are fighting. Written by Kurt Johnstad, whose previous writing credit is one of three screenplay writers for 300 (2006). I am by no means trying to take anything away from these guys, I am just pointing out that they are all suspiciously middle aged. They may be active duty military, but my guess is that they now fill more leadership and training roles than actual work down range. However, most of the SEALs shown look as if they are on the far side of their thirties. The lack of acting ability demonstrated here will convince you it is true. The big selling point of Act of Valor is that it stars actual, active-duty US Navy SEALs.
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