by John Zenoni
If you want to watch a film that is based on a true story that will keep you on the edge of your seat, definitely watch Ron Howard’s latest, ‘Thirteen Lives.’ This is a great movie and I feel like one of Howard’s recent best. If you can do so, I recommend first watching the excellent documentary on which the story is based, ‘13 Lost: The Untold Story of the Thai Cave Rescue.’ Even if you are familiar with the story, about a group of young soccer players and their coach trapped in the Tham Luang cave in 2018, it is a great watch! Anyway, Howard’s film almost follows the documentary verbatim and as I was following along, I wasn't sure I would like it at first but in this case it works well.
The most amazing thing about the rescue is how intense and long it was and how many people had to be brought in (from many different countries) and what unusual circumstances they used to rescue the players and their coach. It really is a miracle anyone got out at all. Howard delivers from a directing standpoint and the cast is great, with solid performances by Colin Farrell, Vigo Mortensen, Joel Edgerton and Tom Bateman. This is a good one to watch!
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