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Based on the true story of 33 miners who go into a mine in Chile to have a big rock get in-between them and the surface, and they have to survive long enough to be rescued.I thought the movie was very detailed and complete about what the miners and their families went through during this ordeal. I never felt I missed any part of it.It was never boring, always interesting, which I did not expect, but a lot went on in those three mouths and it was captured wonderfully on the screen.Antonio Banderas was great as Mario, who kept the men together long enough to survive. And even though I knew the outcome, the 33 makes you feel for each character, which allows suspense.Well done and heartwarming, hitting on the rights spots and leaving me all filled up inside.

THE 33 is a workable Chilean drama about the real-life disaster and rescue tale of the famous 33 miners who spent months trapped below ground after a cave-in. The recent story will be familiar to all of us who follow world news, which robs this tale of some of the suspense, but otherwise it's quite an efficient film. I don't think it will ever be a favourite, because not much actually happens after the initial disaster. A lot of time is spent on building conflict with the group, but generally everybody got on and nobody went crazy. I could have done without all of the sentiment and the family relationship material which only serves to slow things down quite considerably. Still, a decent cast has been assembled here, including Antonio Banderas, James Brolin, Bob Gunton, and Lou Diamond Phillips, so it's worth a look.

Real life dramas are tough. If you start to imagine how people must have felt, but also get the visual reminder, it most likely will hit home. Also the performances are really good in this one and at the end of it you will see some footage of the "real" people the actors portrayed in this.So while this is kind of predictable (especially if you know the outcome because of what really happened), it still is tension filled and has many great moments. Some might argue, that it might have worked better if it would have stayed on side (probably down with the victims), the switching does add an element to this that cannot be denied and it works great. If you like your drama like that, check this one out