Hollywood letdown. Choppy skits. No character development, no storyline, no follow-through. Boring. The entire movie just had characters magically show up at the cave then go diving. They share two or three sentences then swim some more. Not surprised, because it's tough to follow the great 2021 NatGeo doc, The Rescue.
This was a missed opportunity by Ron Howard and company. No behind scenes military discussions or strategic planning. No back stories on how families discovered or how they endured over two weeks of the unknown. Instead, we get one mother with wide eyes and one father who can't thank the authorities enough. The screenplay was childish and cliché.
The true life story was intense and followed by the entire world. This movie had no build up, nothing gripping, and no grand ending. What about the 13 lives? All we got was one kid and a birthday cake. What about the collaboration between and across countries? This movie gave us nothing. No one cares about who ate the cookies.
I'm giving this two stars just for the somewhat good acting from Farrell, Mortensen, and Edgerton. Too bad the production was epically poor.
This was a missed opportunity by Ron Howard and company. No behind scenes military discussions or strategic planning. No back stories on how families discovered or how they endured over two weeks of the unknown. Instead, we get one mother with wide eyes and one father who can't thank the authorities enough. The screenplay was childish and cliché.
The true life story was intense and followed by the entire world. This movie had no build up, nothing gripping, and no grand ending. What about the 13 lives? All we got was one kid and a birthday cake. What about the collaboration between and across countries? This movie gave us nothing. No one cares about who ate the cookies.
I'm giving this two stars just for the somewhat good acting from Farrell, Mortensen, and Edgerton. Too bad the production was epically poor.