Elsa
Casanova (Diane Kruger) is a French war reporter on assignment in Pakistan when
Pakistani militants, led by a Western-educated extremist, take her hostage--while
trying to rescue a source—along with her Pakistani guide. French Special Forces
are sent to Pakistan on a recognizance mission but due to the urgency of the situation,
the mission changes status to a rescue operation.
The
rescue occurs somewhat smoothly, but the team loses their radios and thus the
possibility of contacting their rides home. Unfortunately after they miss the
encounter with the helos they face a tough choice: make it on foot to the
Afghan border, crossing snowy mountain chains, to be found by ally forces on
the other side. As anyone can guess, things don’t go as planned because the
mountains and the rebels on their tails begin to decimate the group.
As
you can guess by my rating I loved this movie. I have seen many war movies and
I can say that only two have seriously altered my perspective on war and its
consequences. The first war movie I saw that I thought was one of the greatest
I’ve ever seen was Black Hawk Down; I’ve
never seen so much realism in battle scenes as in that movie. The other movie
has been this one, Special Forces.
There’s
so much realism, raw intensity and valor impregnated in those scenes, even the
ones that are merely about survival, that one must think that those men from Special Forces everywhere in the world
are nothing short of superhuman. The men in the rescue team in the movie convey
that as well as the bond that unites them and makes them one.
I’m
really impressed with the cast, but two actors in the movie take the cake; one
is Diane Kruger as Elsa. Who could guess by watching Diane Kruger in light fare
movies such as National Treasure that
she was capable of taking in a role such as this and interpreting it
successfully? Certainly not I. Diane Kruger has in Special Forces proved she is the type of chameleon that Angelina
Jolie is, capable of delivering dramatic lines and thrillers with equal
finesse.
The
other actor who impressed me a great deal was Djimon Hounsou as the leader of
the team. In this case there’s no surprise since he has excelled in every role
he’s ever undertaken, take Amistad
and Blood Diamond as examples and one
can surely expect a lot from his appearance in a film.
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