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This is a solid film. Gripping and horribly captivating. As a man, it definitely left me feeling sick to see the abuses of power my gender has wrought on others.

I think I jinxed this film going into it with high expectations because it was a Riddley Scott film. The first half of the movie was entertaining but the 2nd half seemed to drag on toward an inevitable end that anyone loosely familiar with Napoleon could see coming. I think there was a real missed opportunity to display some of Napoleon's military brilliance with the number of battle scenes portrayed which instead seemed to want to portray him as reckless or caught up in some battle bloodlust. It's worth a watch but don't expect Gladiator.

Honestly, a decent film by several standards. Content, acting, set design, pace and sequence of the film were all highlights. That being said,I won't of the writing or script itself is what's lacking. There are no characters to deeply connect or identify with and though there are some big names actors, their lines could have been delivered by seemingly any other talented actor. The introduction of the film is quite brutal and perhaps rightfully so if that was to show a point of the lengths personnel at a US government agency were willing to go to obtain information. The film's climax is the actual operation or mission to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden. This film keeps you on the edge but especially as it builds to this climactic ending. It is worth a watch if just for the historical context, but I almost wish someone would remake this story.