Well done recreation of the BP oil rig that blew up in 2010...

Rating: 8/10 (10 May 2020)

1st watched 10/15/2016 :
Well done recreation of the BP oil rig that blew up in 2010 and started a major investigation. The movie is "not" about the investigation, but about the oil rig(called "Deepwater Horizon"), and the people who worked on it and were a part of the disaster. This movie shines because it focuses on this aspect of the incident(the disaster itself). It stars a bunch of capable actors including Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, and Kate Hudson - who encompass a story, I believe, that people want to hear. The workers knew they weren't in for a cakewalk when they boarded the hovering ship. Right away - the 2 big dogs(Russell & Wahlberg) question the lack of a concrete stress test. The bigwigs are interested in getting the drilling done as quickly as possible, but the ones that know what they are doing won't easily falter. Eventually - after a few stress tests - they allow the drilling to happen, but things soon fall apart. The rest of the movie is the action of the disaster - unknown by most folks, without seeing this movie. This is why the movie is so interesting and effective. Not to be missed.