Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell,
John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O'Brien, Kate Hudson
Rating: 8 out of 10, a very
interesting movie. It involves the true life story of the heinous BP oil spill
in the gulf and certainly pulls no punches when it comes to BP. It, of course,
has the 20-20 clarity of hindsight to view but the short cuts BP used and hoped
to get away with are painfully exposed. This movie is more about the heroism of
the entire crew fighting desperately to save lives and control the disaster.
Director Peter Berg has carved out a nice little niche with bringing true life
events to the screen and highlighting the extraordinary actions of those
involved. I found my jaw actually dropping at the action scenes as the well
blew up. The rig itself becomes a character in the movie trying to consume desperate survivors. Extraordinary film.
MVP: Kurt Russell as Mr. Jimmy, trying
to stem the disaster at every turn
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