Film Review – 13 Hours

The last time director Michael Bay lunged for legitimacy, he unleashed 2001’s “Pearl Harbor” on the world, laboring to locate the fine line between respect for history and profitable extravaganza. He’s after a different type of disaster story with “13 Hours,” which dramatizes the 2012 Benghazi diplomatic compound attack, pitting military contractors against Libyan militia. Bay’s not known for his light touch, and the opportunity to pound audiences with his traditional pyrotechnic display proves to be too great a temptation for an event that’s loaded with complexity and various participants. “13 Hours” doesn’t deliver a maturing Bay, just one taking a temporary break from the “Transformers” universe, embarking on a 2 1/2 hour celebration of American bravery and explosions. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com