Chris Hemsworth vehicle '12 Strong' is a rah-rah war movie set in post-9/11 Afghanistan
Set during the tense and uncertain autumn of 2001, "12 Strong" kicks off with five of the least trustworthy words in the Hollywood lexicon - "based on a true story" - and a blast of adrenaline-pumping music that seems to cast its honesty further into doubt. Does the truth really need this much amping up for effect?
Perhaps sensing that its authenticity might be in doubt, the movie is quick to deliver a cold, hard slap of reality. We watch the World Trade Center towers crumble on a TV in the home of Capt. Mitch Nelson (Chris Hemsworth), who
