what 12 Strong does deliver, however, is a rousing tribute to the bravery of soldiers whose contributions went unheralded for years. That impact cannot be denied
Nicolai Fuglsig's action film, isn't particularly innovative in terms of genre storytelling... However, the movie successfully digs into the diplomacy of the time and mines the fragile emotions in those early days in the war on terror
Jerry Bruckheimer has achieved the impossible: a feel-good movie about the war in Afghanistan... "12 Strong" is both an entertaining and mildly risible real-life-inspired yarn that comes off as much like a Western as a modern war film
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone ]
by Brian Truitt [USA Today ]
by Michael O'Sullivan [Washington Post ]
