Emotional, thrilling and a reminder of the terrible events

Rating: 9/10 (4 May 2019)

I loved watching this film. It definitely made an impact on me. The events themselves are a tragedy, with an exercise in hatred and this movie portrays that extremely well. It is grounded in reality and the movie dramatically portrays the events. It is sometimes hard to watch.
But, this movie does manage more than drama - it manages to make you care for the characters and is indeed thrilling to watch. The way people try to stay alive, the many new challenges they come across and the evolving situation in hotel, all create an interest in how the events will play out and who will make it out alive.
The only negative trait I noticed is that some actions of characters come across as very stupid. But, the movie does a good job of portraying events and such stupid decisions by characters are within the realm of realism (such as being made out of panic, or irrational thought), so I can forgive this in the movie.
Also, I really felt interested in some of the characters. I ended up wanting them to stay alive, rather than simply waiting to see their fate, as sometimes happens for me with historic dramas. Indeed, this movie transcends being a drama and manages to be thrilling.
I think the movie is an excellent, realistic, dramatized depiction of the events and is definitely worth watching! It is not boring at any point, like some dramas end up being. Go ahead and watch it!