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Movie Review: Lone Survivor

mark-wahlberg-in-lone-survivor-movie-2Everything about “Lone Survivor” looks like a giant military recruitment ad. From the swelling score to the soaring helicopters, the trailers looked like something that a recruiter would bring and show in a high school auditorium.

Now, there is nothing wrong with supporting the military. It is just nice to know that a movie is not trying to advertise with us, even if that is what most movies do anyway. Instead, “Lone Survivor” is a uniquely small war film that is more about man’s battle against the elements than a way to make our enemies look bad.

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