Visually terrible.............but in a good way.

Rating: 7/10 (2 October 2016)

After seeing how capable director Peter Berg is in bringing a true story to the big screen, i.e. Lone Survivor, I was extremely keen in seeing how his second team up with Mark Wahlberg would go. Going into Deepwater Horizon I personally didn't no any specific details about the disaster other than there was a huge explosion and gallons of oil was leaked, which I believe benefited my viewing experience. Firstly the positives of the film, the performances across the board are all solid, with the stand outs being Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell and John Malkovich. Next the directing which again is solid with some stunning camera work, this links into the next and most impressive part of the film for me. The visuals of the film are, as seen in the title of this review, terrible. However I believe that is the point, the visuals of the workmen being covered in mud and oil is visually horrible and really makes the audience feel for the characters. As well as people being flung around by the pressure of the mud and oil, the gruesome injuries of the some of the survivors are needed to even more to show the devastating impact of the leak. Both the extreme visuals and the goriness were not over used but were excellently choreographed and shot through the entirely of the film. Finally the major reason why this disaster occurred is the saddest part of the film, the fact that some senior staff members at BP wanted to make more money. The fact that the workers were bullied into bypassing safety procedures and to make the safety checks come out to the results the managers wanted and not actually what was reality is disgusting. Then too top it off after the investigation of the disaster the worst part of this story occurred, the fact that John Malkovich's character, the main reason why the disaster happened, gets acquitted from the manslaughter charges against him/BP, disgusting again! If your interested in going to see a film with a interesting story and thrilling action I would personally recommend this one, a good solid film with no major negatives to it with a good telling of a true story. However I don't think BP will like this film............ somehow.