Confusing direction during disaster sequences and incomprehnsible technical dialog

Rating: 4/10 (29 September 2016)

Firstly the explosion and fire is filmed in a way that makes one seem right in the thick of things. Quite scary. Unfortunately things are confusing both in terms of dialog and direction.
The movie starts off with some family time with Kate Hudson in a fairly convincing blue collar wife role although she is a bit slim for the role. Mark Wahlberg looks short and out of shape - he let himself go a bit for the role and that's realistic. John Malkovich plays an evil BP guy who was in a rush and caused them to proceed despite supervisor Kurt Russell's misgivings. Liked Gina Rodriguez as one of the bridge personnel caught up in the explosion.
2 major faults:
Confusing dialog One of the main faults is the dialog is needlessly difficult to understand with all the technical speak bantered quickly around by the cast. Didn't understand much except a few words by Kurt Russell in the meeting. There must have been an easier way to explain the problem with the pressure.
Hard to tell people apart during the disaster sequences A major fault in the direction is having everyone's face covered by mud and soot. I couldn't tell who was injured and killed and when especially when it came to Ethan Suplee's character. I could make out only Mark Wahlberg and Kurt Russell but Dylan O'Brien only sporadically.
Could have had a few more minutes about the investigation and aftermath and ecological impact.