An action-thriller disaster movie based on true events - basically you go in already knowing what to expect and that's pretty much what you get. I certainly wasn't bored, but I also wasn't overly thrilled. The tension does build up to good effect, though unfortunately there were no standout moments or performances. (I've never been a Mark Wahlberg fan, though he is perfectly tolerable here, Kurt Russell is decent, as is John Malkovich, though I found his Cajun accent jarring).
Loss of human life is, of course, tragic and it's understandable that this was the focus, but I'm disappointed that they barely even mentioned the horrific ecological disaster that followed.
Loss of human life is, of course, tragic and it's understandable that this was the focus, but I'm disappointed that they barely even mentioned the horrific ecological disaster that followed.