Special Forces
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6.0 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4

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  1. gonnawatchit
    Feb 19, 2013
    0
    WTF? This has 6 reviews. They're scored at 50, 40, 40, 40, 40, and 38. How does it earn a metascore of 37? Who's doing the math at metacritic.com?
  2. classicaldon
    Dec 29, 2012
    8
    Awesome action movie with great cinematography and firefight scenes. Reminds me of Tears of the Sun, but in Afghanistan.
    Definitely recommend this movie.

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Metascore
37 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    Oct 14, 2012
    40
    This tale of an elite military unit assigned to rescue a war correspondent kidnapped by the Taliban is as frenetic and ultimately mind-numbing as a "Call of Duty" videogame, only without the thematic depth.
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  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Andy Webster
    Oct 12, 2012
    40
    Dedicated to French servicemen and wartime journalists, Special Forces aims to inspire but ends up wallowing in melodrama.
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  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    Oct 11, 2012
    50
    There's nothing terribly surprising about Special Forces, a moderately gripping action flick about a group of commandos on a mission to rescue a pretty blonde who has been abducted by the Taliban. Nothing, that is, except that it's French.
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