The films reviewed here represent those I have liked or loved over the years. It is not a list of my favourite films but all the films reviewed here are worth seeing and worth seeking out. I know many of you won't agree with me on a lot of these but hopefully you will grant me, and the films that appear here, our place in the sun. Thanks for reading.
Sunday, 22 July 2018
DEEPWATER HORIZON
A disaster movie about a disaster that really happened. In his film
"Deepwater Horizon", director Peter Berg adopts a documentary approach
and takes his time getting to the big bang and the movie is all the
better for it. This is a movie that never exploits either its subject or
its characters while still ticking all the necessary boxes and benefits
considerably from a first-rate cast, (Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, a
terrific John Malkovitch, Kate Hudson etc), all at the top of their
game; no mean feat when the real star of the picture is an exploding oil
rig, (special effects, cinematography, editing, sound recording are all
top notch). As disaster movies go, this is highly effective and in the
end, very moving.
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