Kabul’s a Snooze

1 star

In 2021, after a less-than-honorable departure by American troops, the rest of the world banded together to go in and rescue as many innocents as they could from Kabul before the city collapsed. 

Among the rescuers was a unit of Hungarian Troops that risked their lives to join other troops, secure the airport, and make sure that the lucky few with the right paperwork, out of the hundreds desperately clamoring for their help, got on a plane to leave. Thanks to their smitten leader, they also go on a dangerous nighttime side mission to rescue a lady doctor captured by the Taliban.

Based on a true story, it’s an interesting slice of world history, both for the Hungarian army and, in a less honorable role, the American military and its stateside leadership under President Joe Biden. While director and Budapest native Zsombor Dyga does a decent enough job capturing the action of such a military operation, he fails to add any political or emotional depth to the reasons behind it. The result is a run-of-the-mill action movie that you’ll forget not too soon after the final credits roll.