Wahlberg & Russell buoy this true-life account of the BP exposion with aplomb.

Rating: 7/10 (31 October 2016)

DEEPWATER HORIZON (2016) **1/2 Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Kate Hudson, Gina Rodriguez, John Malkovich. Based on the BP oil tanker spill about the titular oil rig that erupted and exploded causing calamity and death while those aboard heroically made their efforts to rescue one another is buoyed by fine work by stars Walhberg as the chief engineer and Russell as the go-to-leader chaffing at the bit with dunderheaded executive officer Malkovich (practically twirling his mustache). Director Peter Berg (who has a small cameo) effectively depicts the harrowing ordeal with state of the art CGI and pyrotechnics and the peril involved overall.