The Movie: Peter Bergs attempt at an apology for Battleship, Lone Survivor is the directors long gestating passion project and although it shows the numbing patriotism of the Transformers-clone was his own, it is altogether a more palatable affair. Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster and Emile Hirsch (oh, can you guess which one of these four will be the titular character?) play a squad of Navy SEALs on a mission to Afghanistan. Things quickly go wrong and the team find themselves on the run from the Taliban. By the time the credits roll only Wahlberg remains (didnt see that coming). What The Title Gives Away: Its less the title and more the marketing. Yes, calling your movie Lone Survivor means we instantly know theres going to be a good serving of death, but does that excuse having all the marketing be full spreads of Marky Marks mug? It injects a knowing tension into events, but really only serves to make the less well known actors feel like obligatory red shirts.
