Better Than I Was Expecting

Rating: 7/10 (30 September 2016)

I saw "Deepwater Horizon", starring Mark Wahlberg-Daddy's Home, Boogie Nights; Kurt Russell-The Hateful Eight, Tango & Cash; Kate Hudson- Mother's Day, Glee_tv and John Malkovich-The Red movies, Jonah Hex.
This movie is based on a true story about the offshore oil drilling rig- Deepwater Horizon-that was responsible for the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. It happened in April of 2010. It's directed by Peter Berg, a former actor himself who has directed Lone Survivor, Hancock & Friday Night Lights, just to name a few, and he directs this movie just like it was an action packed disaster movie. This also marks the first time that Kate has worked on screen with her step-father, Kurt. I was a little familiar with the incident but this goes into more of the details that led up to the disaster. Mark & Kurt work on the oil rig that is about 50 miles off shore. Kate plays Mark's wife and John is the corporate BP executive that is more interested in profits than anything else. Kurt is the boss of the rig and when John pushes for results-they are 43 days behind schedule-corners are cut and safety precautions are ignored. Besides the approximate 5 million barrels of oil that leaked during the ecological disaster, 11 people died and they are acknowledged as the end credits start with their names and photos. FYI: If you are a country music fan, keep an eye out for Trace Adkins-some know him as Tracy Adkins but in the credits, he uses Trace. He has a small cameo near the end of the movie-he picks Mark up and shakes him pretty violently. It's rated "PG-13" for intense disaster sequences, disturbing images and language and has a running time of 1 hour & 47 minutes. Although I don't think I would buy it on DVD, it was better than I was expecting it to be and it would be a great rental.