Ed Morrissey, whose opinion I respect, says,
Americans love military and action films, as box office returns show. But what if filmmakers eschewed ridiculous plot lines for actual missions fought by American commandos, along with realistic depictions of terrorism, violence, and weapons fire? And what if most of the actors on screen aren’t actors at all, but actual Navy SEALs? Act of Valor tells those stories and uses those fighting men — and the result is an excellent action movie that keeps viewers riveted to the action until the very end. [more . .]
Kevin McCullough, in his review, "Ignore the Haters... Act of Valor is a great piece of film making," said "the film is a breathtaking action movie, the likes of which comes along once in a generation," and "the story has more heart than any movie made about our military in the last twenty years."
McCullough said the "primary motivation for making this apolitical movie about the life of Navy Seals was primarily to pay honor and tribute to the sacrifice these extraordinary individuals make in order for all the rest of us to walk around free." Further: "It is difficult to put into words how important this film is. It is even harder to put into words how GOOD this film is.