Lone Survivor
First screened in January 2014
Director: Peter Berg. Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster, Emile Hirsch, Eric Bana, Alexander Ludwig, Jerry Ferrara, Yousuf Azami, Ali Suliman, Nicholas Patel, Daniel Arroyo, Sammy Sheik, Zarin Rahimi, Rohan Chand, Rick Vargas, Marcus Luttrell, Rich Ting, Dan Bilzerian. Screenplay: Peter Berg (based on the book by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson).
Twitter Capsule: Actors very committed; moving as soldier tribute. Still, Berg wobbly director of action, dialogue. Ending feels off.

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Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C+


Academy Award Nominations:
Best Sound Mixing: Andy Koyama, Beau Borders, and David Brownlow
Best Sound Editing: Wylie Stateman

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