By grafting disaster-film skin onto the bones of real-life tragedy, “Deepwater Horizon” accepts the inherent risk of hugging the exploitation line: “Eleven men died. That’s sad. But hey, we've got sweet explosions!” Director Peter Berg's latest concerns the 2010 blowout on the titular Transocean-owned, BP-supplying oil rig off the Louisiana coast, in which blown-off safety precautions led to a steroidal invocation of Murphy’s Law. Mud, water and oil erupted inside the rig with body-flinging force. Methane sparked decimating explosions. Months after its crew drilled the deepest oil well in history, the Deepwater Horizon’s demise spilled 210 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
Deepwater Horizon
Deepwater Horizon
Deepwater Horizon
By grafting disaster-film skin onto the bones of real-life tragedy, “Deepwater Horizon” accepts the inherent risk of hugging the exploitation line: “Eleven men died. That’s sad. But hey, we've got sweet explosions!” Director Peter Berg's latest concerns the 2010 blowout on the titular Transocean-owned, BP-supplying oil rig off the Louisiana coast, in which blown-off safety precautions led to a steroidal invocation of Murphy’s Law. Mud, water and oil erupted inside the rig with body-flinging force. Methane sparked decimating explosions. Months after its crew drilled the deepest oil well in history, the Deepwater Horizon’s demise spilled 210 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.