Review of Act of Valor (2012) by Saratvaranasi — 25 Feb 2012

An action film that has no thrills, character development, or any underlying meaning. Its just propaganda farce to recruit more people to join the army.

This review of Act of Valor (2012) was written by Saratvaranasi on 25 February 2012.

Act of Valor has generally received positive reviews.

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By David S (4,459) on 20 Sep 2015

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By Christopher V (64) on 20 Feb 2016

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By Robbie N (238) on 02 Jun 2015

Now first of all, I have to say this is more of a call of duty like in terms of presentation (if you are a video game fan you know what I…

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By Katarina I (62) on 14 Apr 2015

Soooo cheesy. Made a lot more sense how awkward the acting was once I learned they were real navy SEAL's…

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By Jamie C (1,664) on 26 Mar 2016

A good action film, It's as close to a Call Of Duty film we have had so far, The acting wasn't great but who cares, The Expendables…

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By Chris H (3,076) on 18 Nov 2016

Brilliant film where the actors are actual real navy seals, best parts where the contact scenes, loved the tactics, will appeal to those…

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