compelling telling

Rating: 8/10 (28 June 2019)

It's November 26, 2008. Ten terrorists arrive from rural Pakistan to launch attack across Mumbai. Arjun (Dev Patel) is a waiter at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel and Hemant Oberoi is the head chef. David (Armie Hammer) and Zahra (Nazanin Boniadi) are having diner in the hotel while their baby is in their room with their nanny Sally. Former Soviet special force Vasili (Jason Isaacs) is also a guest when the hotel is infiltrated by four attackers.
Like Unite 93 and others like it, this brings the real life terrorist attack to the big screen. Arjun is the perfect compelling heroic character. It doesn't seem to take too much liberties with the true story. Of course, there are always some inconsistencies. It has a couple of moments of melodrama but it's mostly a straight forward telling. It is a harrowing account. There is tension which doesn't release until the end. It's a very compelling movie.