Deepwater Horizon

[Deepwater] knows what it is: not a memorial or a political indictment, but merely a movie.

Clumsy exposition aside, the dialogue feels authentic, tossing around the shorthand and lingo of the job, and the script is precise on the details without getting overwhelmed by them.

Viewers will leave with a fine sense of how it felt to be on that blazing rig, but they'll still have plenty of questions about how and why things went so wrong.

It's a fine reminder that the impossible disaster is only impossible until it happens, and when it does it inverts the world we think we control.

Admittedly, the heroics are overblown but there's a devastating clarity in the way the script defines the causes of the disaster.

Deepwater Horizon is that rare disaster blockbuster that is thrilling without sacrificing story or character.

Berg’s idea of social commentary is to shove the American flag into the frame at every opportunity.

I’m an admitted disaster movie junkie, and many of them depend on some level of sensationalism. “Deepwater Horizon” keeps its focus on the 126 crew members aboard the rig on that horrible day.

It boasts a fine cast and technical display; however, the experience is limited to its 99-minute runtime and considers none of the extensive issues that stemmed from the disaster.

It's an amazing action film which, at the same time, honors the 11 men who died in the fires. It's a bit difficult to follow the technical jargon which dominates the film's dialogue but you don't have to be an engineer to understand the stakes...