There was some controversy surrounding this movie with some people arguing it was too soon to make but that didn't stop me from diving into the darkest depths of the interweb to pirate it and give it a watch. I do it for the fans. I had no issues with the timing of the release but certainly had my doubts when I heard Mark Wahlberg was depicting a fictional character. I was worried it would be turned into a documentary of "what would have happened" if Marky Mark had been on the streets of Boston when this tragedy happened in 2013. Kind of like how Wahlberg said 9/11 would have went down differently if he was on the plane. Marky Mark just chases the brothers down immediately after the bombs go off, yells some racial slurs at them while he beats the shit out if them partially blinding the two of them before he hands them over to BPD. Fade to black. Roll credits.
But I'm glad to say that that is not the case. Wahlberg certainly has his moments in the film but by no means is the hero. From what I know about the events, aside from maybe a few extra explosions, they did a good job depicting the timeline of when things went down and the heroes who stepped up to help catch those bastards. It also did a good job portraying how the tragic events only made the Boston community closer.
So if you were expecting Wahlberg to turn this into a sci-fi themed sequel to Shooter where he snipes the terrorists from the top of the green monster decked out in cammo before going back in time to stop the 9/11 attacks I can assure you it's not. No matter what you think of the timing of the release, or Wahlberg, give this movie a watch.
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But I'm glad to say that that is not the case. Wahlberg certainly has his moments in the film but by no means is the hero. From what I know about the events, aside from maybe a few extra explosions, they did a good job depicting the timeline of when things went down and the heroes who stepped up to help catch those bastards. It also did a good job portraying how the tragic events only made the Boston community closer.
So if you were expecting Wahlberg to turn this into a sci-fi themed sequel to Shooter where he snipes the terrorists from the top of the green monster decked out in cammo before going back in time to stop the 9/11 attacks I can assure you it's not. No matter what you think of the timing of the release, or Wahlberg, give this movie a watch.
▪M&F 7.0
GDONUT