Special Forces

Original title: Forces spéciales

2011
R
1h 49m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

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Djimon Hounsou and Diane Kruger in Special Forces (2011)

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Action Drama War

A French journalist in Afghanistan is kidnapped by the Taliban.A French journalist in Afghanistan is kidnapped by the Taliban.A French journalist in Afghanistan is kidnapped by the Taliban.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

20K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

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Special Forces: Reconnaissance (Exclusive Clip US)

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Trivia
Based on their respective beret colors and badges, Kovax, Lucas, Victor and Marius are all "Commandos Marine" of the French Navy, while Elias is most likely from the "No. 10 Air Parachute Commando" unit of the French Air Force and Tic-Tac is a Commando from the French Army's "1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment". France's Special Operations Command (COS) has direct operational command of all special operation units, and thus are able to select members from different branches based on mission needs.

Goofs
While the opening scene is set in Kosovo, the cars have French license plates.

Quotes
Tic-Tac: One hour of glory beats an eternity of anonymity.

Connections
Featured in ACS France (2018)

Soundtracks
E=MC2
Written by Dan Donovan, Don Letts and Mick Jones
Performed by Big Audio Dynamite

Black Hawk Down on a tenth of the budget

You get what you pay for and - when compared to Black Hawk Down - the budget for this movie would get you an Oyster card for Zone 1-2 for a month. This isn't Hollywood dollars and it shows.

Some of the scenes are a tribute (or plagiarism) to the Ridley Scott masterpiece. There is a decent opening sequence and the acting is reasonable, but you just feel that you're being dragged into B-movie territory despite wanting it to work.

Weirdly, what really lets down the move is the music. Its all low-end production music and has nothing to do with the supposed location, making it harder to believe it was shot on location.

Had there been more zeros on the production bill, this could have been an eight but it'll need to be a low six I'm afraid.