Act of valor is a fictionalized action film featuring reallife navy seals, but critics say its not a particularly good one. Act of valor 2012 cast and crew when its latest mission leads to the discovery of a deadly terrorist plot against the u. Act of valor, starring navy seal members the new york times. I wanted my son who will be in two months to see it for the reasons ill list. Jun 14, 2012 act of valor is a film that gives us the perspective of navy seals, those who love america so much they are willing to put their own lives on the line. Aug 03, 2012 the point is, the movie does what it sets out to do, and fans of cool, allamerican action movies like me will definitely enjoy it. Inspired by true events, the film combines stunning combat sequences, uptothe minute battlefield technology and heartpumping emotion for the ultimate action adventure. Proamerica movies about our kickass soldiers saving the world from the bad guys. Act of valor is a 2012 american action film produced and directed by mike mccoy and scott waugh, and written by kurt johnstad. I guess i should have known better but i hoped the movie would bring the developed characters and fascinating details of the seals and covert ops from the book. The word on act of valor is that its a war film with a difference while its a scripted story, most of the leading roles are played by actual activeduty navy seals, and the picture was. Part fiction and part documentary, the film grafts reallife members of the navy seals and real, live ammunition.
Feb 24, 2012 ben kendrick is the publisher of screen rant, the sites head film critic, as well as host of the screen rant underground and total geekall podcast. A blend of reality and fiction, relativitys film about navy seals stars actual activeduty recruits. I read the book act of valor about 2 weeks ago not even knowing about the movie. Parents need to know that act of valor is a factbased action movie about the navy seals who are mostly played by reallife activeduty seals. Director mike mccoy, scott waugh runtime 1 h 50 min release date 24 february 2012 genres action, thriller, war overview when a covert mission to rescue a kidnapped cia operative uncovers a chilling plot, an elite, highly trained u. Well, this caused a huge fight with my wife because a 12 yr old was going to an r movie. Act of valor, unlike the men who populate it, has an identity problem. The film follows our most elite soldiers on a secret, globetrotting mission to neutralize a terrorist threat.
Letter from the movie act of valor in the pursuit of. Real, active duty navy seals perform the key roles in this movie about the american military helping homeland security stop a terrorist from invading the usa. This movie was truly excellent, and every war movie fan should watch it. The characters they play are fictional, but the weapons and tactics used are real. So sayeth the boy regarding act of valor, the special ops action movie featuring actual special ops guys it is propaganda, of the sort hollywood used to turn out pretty regularly. Pentagon propaganda or peacenik polemic, they are bound to generate dispute. Creating and casting bojack plus season 1s surprise turn. Act of valor is a riveting, explosive war movie with very strong patriotic values, but it has very strong war violence and some strong foul language, so extreme caution is advised. According to studio estimates found at box office mojo, mike mccoy. Tyler perry and jennifer aniston both saw some of the worst openings of their careers with their new offerings good deeds and wanderlust, respectively, while amanda seyfried proved that she cant open a film on her own as her latest picture gone was dead. Act of valor was released on bluray disc and dvd on june 5, 2012 with a rating of r. Feb 23, 2012 a blend of reality and fiction, relativitys film about navy seals stars actual activeduty recruits.
Because some critics on rotten tomatoes gave the movie a bad rating, this section opens with the statement that the reception was negative. War movies in wartime certainly since vietnam inevitably are controversial. Though it sports a 25% tomatometer, the upside is that a good portion of the viewers who saw it. The hot extract scene early in the movie is well worth the cost of the movie alone. The sites critical consensus reads, its undeniably reverent of the reallife heroes in its cast, but act of valor lets them down with a cliched script, stilted acting, and a jingoistic attitude that ignores the complexities of. Letter from the movie act of valor before my father died, he said the worst thing about growing old was that other men stop seeing you as dangerousive always remember that how being dangerous was sacred, a badge of honor. However, audiences loved it, as it earned an a grade from cinemascore. Heading into this weekends boxoffice battle, act of valor has the competition in its cross hairs. Act of valor, starring navy seal members the new york.
Setting out to be the real deal of navy seal movies, act of. Act of valor behind the scenes navy seals movie 2012 hd. Review of act of valor 2012, leaving netflix april 3. Act of valor is a film that gives us the perspective of navy seals, those who love america so much they are willing to put their own lives on the line. Act of valor behind the scenes navy seals movie 2012. Strong violence includes a brutal sequence of a woman being kidnapped, beat up, and tortured, and a scene in which many children are killed by truck bomb. Unfortunately, while the action scenes in act of valor were appropriately visceral, critics largely found a lot lacking in most other aspects of the film, including the cliched antiterrorism story, the amateurish acting, and the jingoistic tone. The point is, the movie does what it sets out to do, and fans of cool, allamerican action movies like me will definitely enjoy it. On rotten tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 26% based. Apr 01, 2014 act of valor 2012 sold itself as an unprecedented blend of reallife heroism and original filmmaking.
Rated r for strong violence, including some torture, and for language what parents need to know common sense media says. Reallife seals cant save poorly made, violent movie. It stars alex veadov, roselyn sanchez, nestor serrano and emilio rivera, as well as active duty u. He is a member of the denver film critics society as well as the online film critics society with work referenced, cited, or syndicated on cnn, wikipedia, huffington post, rotten tomatoes, imdb, yahoo, and business insider, among others. An unprecedented blend of reallife heroism and original filmmaking, act of valor stars a group of activeduty navy seals in a powerful story of contemporary global antiterrorism. This is a great movie, but i disagree that it is for adults only. With alex veadov, roselyn sanchez, nestor serrano, rorke denver. Marcus luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious taliban leader ahmad shah, in late june marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare.
Part fiction and part documentary, the film grafts reallife members of. Mccoy and waugh will produce the new act of valor movie installment, but the screenwriting and directing responsibilities are going to be handled by scott wiper instead. The action film featuring about a dozen activeduty navy seals is poised to pick off its rivals at the multiplex, claiming the no. Watch act of valor movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
Okay, so after i watched the film i went on rotten tomatoes. An elite team of navy seals embark on a covert mission to recover a kidnapped cia agent. Did you know there was a real navy seal in the movie, act of valor. The seals in the movie are real active duty, not actors and the movie took over a year and a half to make because the seals kept getting deployed during the making of the movie. Valors attempt to highlight an often overlooked segment of the armed services is undercut by a badly judged blend of military action and melodrama. Its undeniably reverent of the reallife heroes in its cast, but act of valor lets them down with a cliched script, stilted acting, and a jingoistic attitude that ignores the complexities of war. Act of valor reeks of militarysanctioned exploitation drama aimed solely at the call of duty set. American audiences were in the mood to support the troops as the navy seal film act of valor ruled the oscar frame with impressive results.
This seems like a cool idea to pitch to movie producers. Act of valor, which stars actual navy seals, is no. Act of valor 2012 sold itself as an unprecedented blend of reallife heroism and original filmmaking. Tyler perry and jennifer aniston both saw some of the worst openings of their careers with their new offerings good deeds and wanderlust, respectively, while amanda seyfried proved that she cant open a film on her own as her latest. Youll notice we replaced the 5star fan ratings with the rotten tomatoes audience score to help you choose a movie to watch. Aug 21, 20 mccoy and waugh will produce the new act of valor movie installment, but the screenwriting and directing responsibilities are going to be handled by scott wiper instead.
The action movie act of valor breaks new ground in blending fiction and realism, casting activeduty navy seals on reallife training missions in a fictionalized story. When the rescue of a kidnapped cia operative leads to the discovery of a deadly terrorist plot against the u. Proamerica movies about our kickass soldiers saving the world from the bad guys its also the coolest movie in i dont know how long. This blend comes from using real navy seals to star as themselves, with some scenes featuring hollywood actors portraying terrorists or cia agents the only actor i recognized was roselyn sanchez. Seal team speeds to hotspots around the globe, racing against the clock to stop a deadly terrorist attack. Feb 24, 2012 act of valor, unlike the men who populate it, has an identity problem. Ben kendrick is the publisher of screen rant, the sites head film critic, as well as host of the screen rant underground and total geekall podcast. Setting out to be the real deal of navy seal movies, act of valor goes beyond the likes of. Act of valor takes audiences deep into the secretive world of the most elite, highly trained group of warriors in the modern world.