13 Hours is proof that if Michael Bay wants to take something seriously, he does have the skill to do so.

| Original Score: B | Jun 17, 2024

Michael Bay's film cannot help itself from taking brotherhood-fueled sides and blow everything up.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Sep 4, 2023

Despite its flaws, I still found myself glued to the story...

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 25, 2022

Forget a logical progression of shots that form a scene, like words do a sentence; Bay has no time for such nonsense.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 22, 2022

Could have been a fascinating and timely study of men juggling their jobs with complicated families lives but instead it is just another Michael Bay movie.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Feb 3, 2021

The film stayed with you and provided Bay with his best effort. A truly visceral experience.

| Nov 10, 2020

The frustrating thing about 13 Hours is that you can feel Bay wanting to get serious.

| Feb 13, 2020

13 Hours is a typical Bay disaster, full of what would be called rookie mistakes had they been made by anyone else.

| Jan 13, 2020

[The actors] take some of the most ridiculous dialogue and make it believable.

| Original Score: C+ | Oct 17, 2019

Bay handles the action sequences well, but his sense of patriotism often trumps his sense of moral complexity -- something that is sorely missing amid all the explosions in 13 Hours.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 5, 2019

Yes, it's still patriotic explosions but Michael Bay has matured, Benghazi showing a more nuanced and balanced perspective from the bombastic director.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 9, 2019

Undeniably reverent of the real-life heroes who risked and lost their lives, but we are ultimately let down with a cliched script and overly Hollywood production that ignores the harrowing complexities of modern war.

| Original Score: C- | Mar 30, 2019

The film, while not without its share of real flaws, certainly offers something more than the usual big dumb [Michael] Bay business.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 20, 2019

With [Krasinski's] winsome presence as the central character, 13 Hours has far more pathos and charm than I anticipated from a Bay military spectacle.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 9, 2019

Bay allows this story to unfold, giving the audience the opportunity to understand the tragic circumstances of this horrendous attack.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Oct 25, 2018

The film highlights the contributions and sacrifices of the private armies of security people who work in the Middle East in exceptionally dangerous circumstances.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 30, 2018

Politics aside, 13 Hours is just a dull and poorly assembled grab for ticket sales. The film is visually hard to follow, never fully invests in its characters, and never gets the audience to do the same.

| Original Score: 2/10 | Aug 30, 2018

13 Hours tells an exciting story in the most boring way possible, like a patronizing picture book describing warfare.

| Aug 27, 2018

"This is a true story," Bay announces at the beginning of this misbegotten misfire. You know, because more responsible wording like "based on" is strictly for wusses.

| Aug 21, 2018

13 Hours gives honor where honor is due.

| Mar 6, 2018