Deepwater Horizon (2016)
Genre: Drama / Action
Duration: 107 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Peter Berg
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell and John Malkovich
IMDb score:
7,1 (199.984)
Releasedate: 28 September 2016
Deepwater Horizon plot
"When faced with our darkest hour, hope is not a tactic"
The film tells the true story of the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig that became the face of an ecological disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The infamous British oil rig caught fire and exploded during drilling on April 20, 2010. 11 crew members died and caused the largest oil spill in United States history.
Actors and actresses
Mike Williams
Jimmy Harrell
Donald Vidrine
Andrea Fleytas
Caleb Holloway
Felicia Williams
Dewey Revette
Jason Anderson
Capt. Curt Kuchta
Shane Roshto
Reviews & comments
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It's still hard to film something that actually happened. If there is too much romanticization, it irritates me immensely ('why didn't they stick to the facts, they are bad enough already'). But if you film those facts in a fairly neutral way - at least that's what I think in this case - then it doesn't come across very much. In this case it might have been better to make it into a real documentary, with (oh hell) such an explanatory voice in the background, checking all the details. And what is rather sorely lacking is the aftermath - yes, bad enough in itself of course that there were a number of deaths in the explosion and fire on the platform, but perhaps we should think it worse that an unimaginable amount of oil is flowed into the ocean. And that an unimaginable amount of rather bad chemicals were then poured over it, just to make it seem that the oil has disappeared.
Still, it's quite an impressive sight, and the replica of the 'real' Deepwater Horizon looks massive and overwhelming enough to impress. Especially when it pops. And without a doubt beautiful roles for Wahlberg, Russell and Malkovich. But I also expected that.
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