Review of Deepwater Horizon (2016) by Sean O — 09 Dec 2016

Meh...

1.25 hours of incredibly pedestrian buildup to 1/2 hour of overdramatized explosions. Liberals will like it, though...

This review of Deepwater Horizon (2016) was written by Sean O on 09 Dec 2016.

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