SummaryWar correspondent Elsa Cassanova is taken hostage by the Taliban. Faced with her imminent execution, a Special Forces unit is dispatched to free her. In some of the worlds’ most breathtaking yet hostile landscapes, a relentless pursuit begins between her kidnappers and a group of soldiers who risk their lives to bring her home alive. (Entertainme... Read More
Directed By:Stéphane Rybojad
Written By:Stéphane Rybojad, Michael Cooper, Emmanuelle Collomp
Special Forces
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
37
User score
Generally Favorable
6.1
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
0% Positive
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83% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
17% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Oct 11, 2012
50
There's nothing terribly surprising about Special Forces, a moderately gripping action flick about a group of commandos on a mission to rescue a pretty blonde who has been abducted by the Taliban. Nothing, that is, except that it's French.
Oct 14, 2012
40
This tale of an elite military unit assigned to rescue a war correspondent kidnapped by the Taliban is as frenetic and ultimately mind-numbing as a "Call of Duty" videogame, only without the thematic depth.
Oct 12, 2012
40
Dedicated to French servicemen and wartime journalists, Special Forces aims to inspire but ends up wallowing in melodrama.
Oct 11, 2012
40
It's an odd showcase for Diane Kruger. She is never very believable as Elsa, a war correspondent who has been kidnapped by the Taliban.
Oct 9, 2012
40
For a while Degan's serious charisma also kind of makes Islamic extremist fundamentalism look cool and badass, which could have been hilariously subversive if director Stéphane Rybojad had pushed it further.
Oct 8, 2012
38
The film walks a questionable line between Important Issue seriousness and antsy video-game machismo.
User score
Generally Favorable
43% Positive
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43% Mixed
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14% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Dec 29, 2012
8
Awesome action movie with great cinematography and firefight scenes. Reminds me of Tears of the Sun, but in Afghanistan. Definitely recommend this movie.
Production Company:
- Easy Company
- StudioCanal
- Canal+
- TPS Star
- Banque Postale Image 4
- A Plus Image 2
- Sofica Manon
Release Date:Oct 12, 2012
Duration:1 h 49 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Survival. Honor. Sacrifice.
Awards
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Nomination
