In April 2010, the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in US history. If you've read my previous reviews of Eddie the Eagle, Steve Jobs, The Big Short, and Spotlight, you know that it's easy to get caught up in the details of how much of the story is based on actual events that actually happened and how much of it was. Stylized or modified to make a Hollywood movie. Along the way, I made the decision not to do any research into the actual facts of the story and focus solely on the film itself. I mean, the movie doesn't claim to be a historically accurate documentary, so I shouldn't hold it to those standards. And this blog is not about films being historically accurate when they don't necessarily claim to be. It depends on two factors: how accurately the movie is captured by its preview, and how likely the movie is to make it into my home collection. With that in mind, here's my review:
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Mark Wahlberg plays Mike Williams, who works on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. But here's the third thing we know about Williams from the preview. He is a husband and father first. He says goodbye to his family before being taken by helicopter with his crew to the stage. All his daughter wants is a dinosaur fossil. All his wife (Kate Hudson) wants is for him to return safely. Once aboard the rig, an executive named Vidrine (John Malkovich) and others from BP are eager to start drilling. They skip concrete testing and excuse testing of the failed system. They're already 43 days behind budget and will do everything in their power not to fall further behind despite Mr. Jimmy's (Kurt Russell) stern objections. They should have listened to Mr. Jimmy because everyone's worst nightmares are exploding into reality.