Deepwater Horizon Movie Review

Rating: 7/10 (17 January 2017)

Add to the line-up of disaster films that actually took place, Deepwater Horizon in my opinion is like Titanic, if you took out the romance between Jack and Rose. Peter Berg proves he has talent and should stick with films like these. However, it wasn't perfect by any means. It's about as rhythmical as a disaster film gets. The story is pretty basic, we know the beginning and the end. All we care about is the in-between scenes. And, it delivered but not on a scale like Titanic, where its literally an hour of nonstop chaos. The film is realistic in it's interpretations. That's not a bad thing, I actually praise it for that. In that it didn't add a clichÃ©d romance, or explosion upon explosion. So, truthfully I'm kind of in the middle of the road on this one. It's interesting, but not nail-bitingly intense, it's nicely realistic and serves the event well. It's a good film but not spectacular, but I hope to see Peter Berg back to direct another one of these. Enjoyment is present, and everyone does a fine job. I guess what I'm trying to say is, to me it was underwhelming. But kudos to Berg for tackling such a sensitive topic that just recently happened in 2010. Now to grade: Story: B+ Acting: A- Effects: A Music: B Directing: A Overall: B