Deepwater Horizon

A surprise - a good movie from Mark Wahlberg.  Actually a good movie from director Peter Berg ripped from the headlines.    The second of  3 installments of true stories to include Lone Survivor and Patriot Day ( both of which I'll plan to see).  Also starring Kate Hudson, Kurt Russell and a well cast John Malkovich.

The story of the BP Explosion is told well from a Based on True Events fashion.  The buildup and character intro is fairly formulaic, but when the Oil Hits the Glass, then its game on from a film making aspect.  The war aspect of fighting the great unbodied force was well done - very reminiscent of Aliens, which is a high compliment.

And watching this great disaster of our time with 2 trained petroleum engineers was a highlight.
Glad to know that lessons were learned from this tragedy.

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