Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

RyothChatty ridiculous rating

Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

paulclaassen Based on fact, this was truly fascinating. Director Peter Bergh had an interesting vision for the film with excellent photography, and great attention to detail. The sound was also incredible. The film is an absolute masterpiece - from the great cast to the mind blowing visual effects. The music was awesome and highly effective. The build up to the disaster was very well done with tension almost from the start. Once the action started, it grabbed hold of you and never let go, as it plunged the viewer deeper into the "well from hell" with every frame. It was simply spectacular and one of my favorite disaster movies.

merelyaninnuendo Deepwater Horizon The second half of the feature is enthralling and filled with high pitched dramatic action sequences that ups the ante of it which was laid down since the beginning of its first half as a slow pill that kicks in later than it should. Peter Berg is no short on execution but the script is the real downer that never had enough crisp to make it in the first place. Mark Wahlberg is investing all his chips in along with a great supporting cast like Kurt Rusell, John Malkovich and Gina Rodriguez. Deepwater Horizon might be informative and factual but it certainly isn't intriguing or entertaining for the audience to be effected by it.

stevenrotherforth Deepwater Horizon There are some disaster movies that are straight up disasters. Hollywood likes to feed us a steady diet of them. Usually from the guys and gals that brought us Independence Day regurgitated or ridiculousness like Geostorm!Here director Peter Berg has brought us a fantastic film that tells the story of a real life disaster. An explosion that occurred in 2010 on the off shore oil rig named Deepwater Horizon, which created the worst oil spill in history. Like I said, a real life disaster. A story that is told by firstly introducing us to real life characters that are developed before any chaos ensues. This is masterfully done by Berg and scriptwriters Matthew Sand and co to cement the audiences care for what happens to the lives on screen. There's no hot shot scientists here played unconvincingly by Hollywood's latest Beef cake! Instead Mark Wahlberg proves that he can actually act when he's not too busy getting caught up in Transformers nonsense. We also get a commanding performance from the always brilliant Kurt Russell as Mr Jimmy, the man in charge. Peter Berg takes his time setting the movie up before events unfold. He gives the audience a chance to learn a little about oil extraction and the pressure that is applied by multi billion dollar companies wanting their payload. John Malkovich gives a solid performance as the BP executive named Vidrine who is applying such pressure to Russell's character. A great performance even if Malkovich's accent seemed a little erratic at times.When disaster does eventually strike it is incredibly staged and this movie looks and sounds fantastic. The special effects are some of the best I've seen in recent years. Sound design is ear shatteringly good. If like I, you missed this movie at the cinema, please watch this on the biggest TV you can find with a good 5.1 surround sound set up. This film deserves that much. Deepwater Horizon is as much as an immersive experience as it is good story telling. The Dolby Atmos sound mix is a tool wonderfully utilised. Picture quality is top notch too with rich colours accentuating the unbearable heat caused by the devastating explosions. I thoroughly enjoyed Deepwater Horizon and this movie is proof that when done right a disaster movie doesn't have to be a disaster.

Michael Ledo This is a dramatization of the events surrounding the explosion and BP spill of the Deepwater Horizon floating platform located 41 miles off the coast of Louisiana. The film centers around Mike Williams (Mark Wahlberg) the Chief Electronics Technician (according to his hard hat but he was an engineer) of the crew and to a lesser extended through Andrea Fleytas (Gina Rodriguez) an operator. The operation of the drilling is explained early in the film by Mike's daughter using a coke can and honey for a school project. Ominously the coke sprays out the top.We see Mike struggle to maintain a safe ship against the pressure of schedule and profits as they drill "the well from hell." He says, "Every time I peel off a band-aid I find three or four more. " He butts head with John Malkovich who had the honor of playing BP engineer and representative Don Vidrine, the film's bad guy. He helps explains things to Don by comparing safety to noodling.The special effects were pretty intense. Like so many major accidents, people want to deny they are happening until too late. The irony is that this unsafe rig was getting a safety award for being BP's safest rig. I shudder to think.In the end, the film has a brief tribute to those who lost their lives for oil and profits.Guide: 1 F-word. No sex or nudity.