This movie is centered on an operation to get back a kidnapped CIA officer, which turns into finding an impending frightening global threat. A group of extremely trained Navy SEALs must go instantly on a gut wrenching secret operation, or the consequences will be destructive for all.
2 April 1973, San Juan, Puerto Rico
14 May 1974, Westwood, California, USA
5 November 1955, Bronx, New York, USA
3 February 1948, El Paso, Texas, USA
29 July 1984, Philippines
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May 27, 2016
'U.S. Navy SEALS in combat are far more than anything Hollywood could ever write,' said co-director Mike McCoy. The real SEALS in 'Act of Valor' demonstrate this to be true.
February 25, 2012
I don't know what to make of Act of Valor. It's like reviewing a recruiting poster.
February 25, 2012
When the bullets are flying, Act of Valor is undeniably tense and thrilling.
March 22, 2012
'Act of Valor' reeks of military-sanctioned exploitation drama aimed solely at the 'Call of Duty' set.
February 24, 2012
The special ops missions are pretty amazing, but the SEALS as dramatic characters are under-developed.
September 04, 2012
The SEALs should stick to saving the world, and the movie makers should look at the differences between a movie and a recruitment video.
August 30, 2012
Although likely to delight patriotic American audiences, it will leave everyone else indifferent.
September 30, 2012
Act of Valor is a love letter to servicemen but it's also a disjointed mishmash of slick combat sequences paired with awkward performances and a generic storyline.
October 07, 2015
"Act of Valor" plays out like an extended recruitment commercial.
August 22, 2012
Would be nothing worth writing about, or even making, without the novelty of seeing some of America's greatest heroes in action.
February 26, 2012
Fighting is a learned skill; so is acting. And the SEAL stars are plausible only when on maneuvers - performing as their own stunt doubles.
February 24, 2012
One wonders how the movie might have played as pure, unceasing battle scenes, allowing the combat to define the characters; with real soldiers doing the onscreen fighting, something special may well have emerged.
