Thanks for the memories!

So much average

Absolutely Fantastic

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Movie is done badly. Movie suffers from serious lack of personal experience, you can't see agony of the hostages and this situation was for sure very stressful. For me this movie is tribute to that reporter, negotiator and M Tacher. Movie failed in transferring some kind of emotion to me, I almost forgot the kidnappers were holding hostages. It would be better they made a documentary with all those facts and thats it. This was very basic and dry view of what was going in the ambassy during 6 days. It was 6 days drama, they could use that better when they already decided to film this movie. Still watchable, if you decide to watch it you wan't make a big mistake.

Apart from the realistic take on the military operation itself, especially liked the Cobra meeting room dialogues and Mark Strong's presence and dialogue's (add real color). The humble take with all the mistakes before, during and after the operation shows how hard it is to really perfectly apply what you practice and especially how lucky you should be to have this successful and ending.The steady stand about how to deal with terrorists originating from Iron Lady herself is quite a bit emphasized, of course it is applauded but the factor of luck mentioned above should have been included somewhere in at least one post operational dialogue. After all 17 minutes is quite a long time and it was hectic enough for the terrorists to kill most if not all of the hostages. 6 days gained by the negotiators probably tested their resolve.However, the positive impact on Margaret Thatcher's political career and also probably giving her the leverage to act as she did in the Falkland's conflict short while later (if this was an operation with 21 dead hostages she might have acted differently later on) and making her last long as she did as a political outsider trying really hard to be the 'iron lady' is something the film makes you think of. Also reading about the impact of this operation in launching SAS as a viable alternative and as a world famous regiment that can be relied on is another point the film makes you think of. Especially considering this operation came only a few days after the colossal failure of American Army, Navy and Air Force (particularly the Delta Force) in Iran.

I am so used to many action movies going over the top with their 'lets kick some asses' type of gung-ho that this was a pleasant change. I remember the siege so well and the dramatic moment the SAS abseiled down from the roof and made entry. Seeing what went on behind the scene, of the frustration of both negotiating team and the soldiers being stood down then back to the front again after the retraining for different scenarios, I found fascinating. Not once did it lose my interest and I was glad the action was not over the top just for effect. The only aspect that let the film down, and big time, was the cringe-worthy portrayal of Kate Adie by an insipid actress, who I doubt had ever studied footage of the lady she was portraying. Miss Adie was not glamorous. She was precise and efficient and very believable. Everything this actress failed to convey. So only 7 stars because of this.

Thrilling, atmospheric, minimallistic and awesome. All along keeps in stress, until the end. Perfect movie! Even better than "13 hours". Very authentic in terms of equipment and atmosphere. All dialogues don't contain a single line that's just ballast. It makes you watch it like a documentary. And no political correctness! So rare these days, when director told the truth no matter what. Applause!