But it is unmotivating when you watch a string of uninspiring films, starting with this one. Act of Valor did not know what it wanted to be - Documentary? US Navy propaganda film? Advertisement for some new Call of Duty game? Who knows, as I sure don't, but as a result of this hodgepodge the movie felt very disjointed. Add in real military men as "actors", two Directors with pretty much no directing experience, and a DP who occasionally seemed like he didn't know how to use the Canon 5D and you have a fairly unwatchable movie. Some of the action sequences were fantastic (due to "disposable" cameras and what was probably very high-level access to military equipment) but that still does not compensate for all the rest. Watching this movie, as one of the soldiers does a rockstar slide forward on his knees while shooting his weapon, and I could not help but wonder if real Navy Seals were rolling their eyes with me...
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