Right up there with Titanic, The Revenant...

Rating: 10/10 (12 October 2016)

I've certainly seen my share of incredible disaster movies (Titanic, Gravity, Twister, etc.) and epic masterpieces (The Revenant, The Dark Knight, Avatar) but for the first time ever, I couldn't convince myself that this was "just a movie". Somehow, Deepwater Horizon got right into my soul, and brought out the deepest and most intense emotions I have ever experienced. For the first time ever, I almost couldn't handle it and almost had to leave. I was absolutely blown away at how Peter Berg was able to create this movie with such incredible realism. This is the finest example of movie effects I have ever seen.
I left the theater completely drained, and had to sit on a bench for nearly a half hour, to recover from what I had just seen. If you think you can handle this movie, I implore you to see it ONLY in IMAX. There are no "standard" screens or sound systems out there that can do this film any justice. I must warn you - it is incredibly intense and easily the most realistic recreation of any disaster I had ever seen. I honestly never cried so much at any movie before - ever. And I am a 46-year old male. Go see this movie in IMAX right now, if you can.