I’m sure “Patriots Day” was made with the best intentions but it comes across as the perfect advert for wannabe terrorists. Instead of engaging with the heroism of law enforcement as they pursued the men behind the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, we feel as though we’re informed that we can grab a buddy, make a few explosives and hold a whole city captive.

“Patriots Day” tries to capture the terrifying events that happened in Boston in 2013 when Muslim terrorists placed explosives at the finish line of a marathon. The movie continues by following law enforcement in the attempts to capture the men responsible before they can take more lives.

Mark Wahlberg (“Lone Survivor”, “Ted”) stars as a police officer named Tommy Saunders and he does a decent job. There are some other big names in here such as John Goodman (“Barton Fink”), J.K. Simmons (“Spider-Man”) and Kevin Bacon (“Mystic River”) and they all do a good job. The terrorists are played by Alex Wolff (“The Sitter”) and Themo Melikidze and they’re okay but it’s the way the characters are written they I have a problem with. These guys are shown to be very successful in holding Boston to standstill with very limited resources and it made me feel very uncomfortable.

This movie unsettled because it showed that the authorities aren’t always right behind the terrorist suspects and there is one scene in particular showing one of the terrorists’ wives refusing to answer any questions, showing that she too has the power to create further panic and misery. The movie may be reflective of reality but I don’t think a film should exploit such a terrifying reality. “Patriots Day” is technically very well made but I really did not like the fact that I was watching a movie where I got the feeling that this will be the sort-of film that appeals to the jihadists of tomorrow.