Worthwhile -- Better than expected

Rating: 7/10 (30 June 2017)

I wanted to encourage anyone who thinks something like, "another beat-up" or "Hollywood goes disaster" (again...) -- In other words hollow film skimming on what is a Major World Wide event -- Wrong.
To my surprise I found the film gripping. It wasn't as engaging as the producers may have indented. It definitely (still) pulled me in. What would make it "engaging" as well? That's up to you; for me I thought that while the jigsaw parts to engage me were present, the treatment was very superficial (even dismissive).
Another point for me is technology -- An oil rig like that is MORE complex and sophisticated than any Nuclear Reactor. Perhaps you can't cover it in a film; you must however explain the critical elements central to the story itself. Things were going well until the absent concrete test report issue was miraculously supplanted by a "Negative Pressure" test. WHAT?! WHY? Motivation? Engineering? Science? Who explained how the release valve mattered more (or was a management fop?) Gaps in story telling.
As I said I still found it grabbed me; may be I just need to read the court transcripts, etc. I definitely recommend watching "Deepwater Horizon" more than once.