'12 Strong' review: Chris Hemsworth leads story of task force under fire
by Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Jan 19, 2018
3 minutes
Proudly and narrowly, "12 Strong" is a good-news war story, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by first-time feature director Nicolai Fuglsig, of Denmark. He trained as a photojournalist, and covered the war in Kosovo; in the last decade Fuglsig's commercial resume includes sleek, digitally savvy and action-oriented spots for Corvette and Xbox Halo 4, among other clients.
"12 Strong" is a good-news story, in that the facts and personnel constitute an early victory over the Taliban - not a comprehensive or lasting one, but
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