The 33
An entertaining and earnest chronicle of the 33 with solid performances - one that is undercut by otherwise standard docudrama throughout.
On August 5th , 2010 , 33 miner entered the San Jose copper - Au mine in Chile ’s Atacama Desert - only to become trapped that afternoon when the 121 - twelvemonth old mine collapse . eat up 2,300 feet under the earth , the mineworker managed to take protection in a " refuge " elbow room - which house an emergency cache ( ration and medical supply ) . alas , the asylum room was meagerly stock , and only intend to accommodate 30 workers , ram the trapped miners , led by shift gaffer Luis Urzúa ( Lou Diamond Phillips ) and Mario Sepúlveda ( Antonio Banderas ) , to cautiously apportion nutrient and water , extending their survival for as long as possible - in the fading hope of deliverance .
Above ground , when news of the incident reaches Chilean Minister of Mining , Laurence Golborne ( Rodrigo Santoro ) as well as the Chilean President Sebastián Piñera ( Bob Gunton ) , the pair push forwards with a rescue effort . However , given ongoing unstableness within the mine , as well as logistic challenges of locating , much less recovering the workers , the Chilean government must call upon engineers , medical professionals , and boring teams to assist in one of the most complicated delivery attempts in world chronicle .
free-base on the bookDeep Down Dark : The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine , and the Miracle That plant Them FreebyLos Angeles Timeswriter Héctor Tobar , The 33was translate to the big covert by Mexican director Patricia Riggen ( Girl in Progress ) . The San Jose mine story have for a stirring docudrama , shedding brightness on what the 33 went through during their lengthy ordeal , with quality performance from the roll ( both above and below land ) . Still , even though Riggen succeed in key aspects ( especially in endear audiences to the primary players),The 33is a spiceless biopic throughout - successful in retellingwhathappened but falling short in presenting such a remarkable history in a particularly imaginative or memorable way . In the end , viewers get an entertaining and earnest chronicle of the 33 with solid performances - one that is undercut by otherwise received docudrama throughout .
As with most biopics , Riggen takes alotof liberties with therealSan Jose mine story - opting to reframe her narrative around the 33 ’s most enigmatical subsister " Super " Mario Sepúlveda and Chilean political science suit Laurence Golborne . This is n’t to say that Sepúlveda and Golborne were n’t subservient in the rescue effort ; yet , viewer who are looking for adefinitivereport will find that Riggen ’s version often favors big projection screen drama and tidy character arcs over actual issue . The filmmaker presents exaggerated versions of the situation and characters , which punctuate the life - or - death challenge of both the miners and engineers as well as larger motive ( forfeiture , brotherhood , and calm in the face of dubiety ) , but plays fast - and - loose with history in the operation .
To Riggen ’s credit rating , the film depicts complicated relationships with a dexterous hand - many ofThe 33 ’s best scene occur in moments of tenderness , compassion , or deal sorrow between two characters . The film producer delivers a series of challenging sketch , teeming with sting sentiment , that are haphazardly stitched together with a cliff - noted account of the larger saving effort . As a result , The 33is a fluctuating experience that attempts to weave trials and tribulations of the nominal mining team into a three - act tarradiddle . That ’s all to say , the picture story succeeds in train the audience on the site as well as extend insight into the friendships , partnership , and relationships that proceed the 33 live - albeit friendships , partnerships , and relationships that have been heavily fictionalized .
Antonia Banderas is charming as the movie ’s central agonist , Sepúlveda , providing an affecting turn asThe 33 ’s de facto " drawing card " figure . Banderas manoeuvre at a level of enthusiasm and subtlety that Riggen simply can not tally with the overarching story and technical execution inThe 33- at prison term undercut the actor ’s passionate performance with scratchy edits and overly - dramatic take aim that are at betting odds ( with other , less experienced , actors in any given view ) . Nevertheless , The 33is a showcase for skilled performers - offering a spotlight to several Romance american actors and actresses that , while familiar to viewers , may have previously been submit to supporting roles .
Three - quarters of the mineworker ( and their repetitive performing artist ) are sidelined in favor of foreground thematic archetypes but Lou Diamond Phillips as Luis " Don Lucho " Urzúa ( a safety equipment foreman who sputter with guilt and hopelessness ) , Mario Casas as Álex Vega ( newlywed husband and expecting father ) , as well as Juan Pablo Raba as Darío Segovia ( a shortsighted and biting alcoholic ) , all provide relatable window through which viewers can read the 33 ’s deal experience - as well as the group dynamics ( and commendable chasteness ) that kept the man alive .
Similarly , Juliette Binoche as María Segovia ( Darío ’s estranged sis ) , Kate del Castillo as Katty Valdivia ( Sepúlveda ’s wife ) and Cote de Pablo as Jessica Vega ( the female parent of Mario ’s unborn child ) , in combining with a paying attention performance from Rodrigo Santoro at the Chilean Minister of Mining , serve as a life - pulse for Camp Hope - the temporary " tent " city and organization hub of mob and friend ( as well as the media and rescue personnel ) outside the mine . Understandably , the miners take center phase but the play , heartbreak , and hope above ground is creditworthy for several of the plastic film ’s most rousing vista .
heartfelt moments between the film ’s characters will keep moviegoers clothe but Riggen never set the point for more than a received depicting of the San Jose mine disaster and rescue . For a moving picture about vulnerable adult male trapped half - a - mile underground , The 33fails to convey a sensation of claustrophobia or dread that would ensure viewers are presenteverysecond - a cardinal piece that , in a more inventive adaption , could have abridge a tart line between satisfactory docudrama and must - see movie experience . Instead , thanks to an inspiring source level , The 33squeaks by as a agitate retelling of a real - life humanitarian victory - even though Riggen does trivial to get up that story above standard biopic menu .
Antonio Banderas as Mario Sepúlveda in The 33
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The 33runs 127 minutes and is Rated PG-13 for a catastrophe sequence and some language . Now dally in theater .
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The 33 depicts the harrowing true story of 33 Chilean miners who were immobilize underground for 69 days follow a catastrophic mine collapse in 2010 . engineer by Patricia Riggen , the film stars Antonio Banderas , Rodrigo Santoro , and Juliette Binoche , portray both the miners ' battle for selection and the efforts of their families and rescue squad to bring them to safety .
Lou Diamond Phillips as Luis “Don Lucho” Urzúa in The 33
