Briefly on Blu-ray: Seal Team Six - The Raid on Osama Bin Laden

Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden

Rated: NR

Genre: Television, Action, War

Street Date: January 8, 2013

Available On: DVD and Blu-ray

The Film:The story of the raid on Osama Bin Laden’s is likely to be the subject of many films. “Seal Team Six” was one of the first and was broadcast on the National Geographic Channel. It’s not terrible, but its not very good either. The film is presented in a faux documentary style that could be misleading as it mixes real footage with staged reenactments.

The Extras: Making-of featurette
Recommendation: The performances are fine, but never rise above the made-for-television standard. Director John Stockwell doesn’t give the film any sort of personality; it feels more like a low-budget action film than a piece of history. You’d be better off seeing “Zero Dark Thirty,” which may not be the absolute truth, but it at least feels like it is striving for honesty without an obvious left-wing political agenda.