The 33

Alcon Entertainment | Release Date: November 13, 2015

6.3	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 46 Ratings

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NickLikesMoviesNov 19, 2015

"The 33" is annoyingly mediocre, painfully predictable, and grating dialogue. It has some shining moments and Rodrigo Santoro gives a great performance.

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ahnehnoisNov 27, 2015

The story is fascinating. The film is inherently problematic. For one thing, as is noted at the end, the real miners who were trapped underground made a pact not to discuss parts of their experience with the rest of the world, which isThe story is fascinating. The film is inherently problematic. For one thing, as is noted at the end, the real miners who were trapped underground made a pact not to discuss parts of their experience with the rest of the world, which is reasonable but also means that anyone telling the story is forced to make up a lot of what happened. And frankly, they've Hollywood-ized a lot of plot elements that they didn't have to, which cheapens the reality of the historical events. Eyes will roll.

For another, as the film notes at the beginning, people die in mines all the time. The fact that one group of miners was saved under extraordinary circumstances (and at extraordinary expense) is great news for them and their families, but should not blind us to the overall picture regarding the safety of mining practices and the failures that created the disaster in the first place.

Also, it's silly that the film is in English. We could have handled subtitles.

As it stands, this is a mildly entertaining movie at times; the surface elements are often more interesting than what happens underground. It should serve only as an afternoon's distraction or a primer to learning about the real story.… Expand

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michael1208Jan 5, 2016

Based on the true event in 2010, this claustrophobic film about miners who are trapped underground surprisingly starts off straight to the disastrous incident but buried by its own formulaic plot. It offers the same horrific experience justBased on the true event in 2010, this claustrophobic film about miners who are trapped underground surprisingly starts off straight to the disastrous incident but buried by its own formulaic plot. It offers the same horrific experience just like in "127 hours"; the underpaying jobs and risks faced by the miners, the setting and cultures in Chile, the fear and trapped in the mines, the rally, political plays, media propaganda and the rescue attempts are all included well throughout the story. However, screenwriters squeeze too much in the film, the background and life events of each characters seems to lose engagement, causing imperfect character developments and less inspiring. Scores from James Horner are trying to remain the tone of the film but it starts to deviate into lighthearted due to unnecessary scenes, making audiences wonder the existence of real tragedy. However, the film still offers a thrilling climax and satisfyingly ends in a beautiful note even though it should have just focused on the disaster, survival skills and rescue operations.… Expand

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UndefinedReviewNov 13, 2015

Personalmente no disfruto este tipo de trabajos basados en la desgracia de la vida real porque se cual será el final, claro que hay excepciones pues encontramos obras maestras. Los 33 no es el caso. Yo vi potencial en esta película, no es tanPersonalmente no disfruto este tipo de trabajos basados en la desgracia de la vida real porque se cual será el final, claro que hay excepciones pues encontramos obras maestras. Los 33 no es el caso. Yo vi potencial en esta película, no es tan mala, pero pudo aprovecharse mucho mejor. Primero que nada, si el suceso original ocurrió en Chile, deberían usar actores chilenos no? Pues al parecer no, quisieron buscar actores Españoles y Mexicanos. Incluso cuando tienes a los 33 mismos que antes estuvieron atrapados en la mina disponibles para actuar, no se quieren usar. (tal ves se justifique porque no son actores, espero) O mínimo usar un reparto que se parezca a su contraparte en la vida real. Es largamente innecesaria, quieren meter mas y mas detalles que no servían y a nadie le importaba. El gobierno es inútil, tardado y supuestamente sabe hacer las cosas pero no tienen los materiales. Asunto tras asunto llegan a desesperar a tal modo de que no es lo suficientemente fiel, que quiere poner un asunto que fue una desgracia después de un tiempo como un lujo. Simplemente es una película que da una idea del asunto, pero no la da correcta del todo, si tiene actualmente esa calificación, es porque es lo que merece.… Expand

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