Thirteen Lives is a biographical drama/thriller about the Tham Luang cave rescue. The movie opens on the boys soccer team finishing their game and then heading to the cave prior to a party. When heavy rains trap them the difficult and protracted rescue mission begins. Through coordination(and gently cutting) between the Thai government, the Thai Navy, local volunteers, international volunteers, and a group of experienced cave divers the story unfolds.
There are some big names in the cast, most notably the defacto "leads" played by Colin Farrell and Viggo Mortenson, but ultimately its an ensemble piece and to go even further it's not really about acting or a single performance in particular. Everyone does well but the focus, rightly, is on the events, the timeline, the trial-and-error, the various efforts. So, to talk about any "performance" specifically is a bit odd(as they, in essence, don't do much) and much of the movie takes place in a flooded cave.
Visually the look feels real and authentic, the diving scenes are extremely effective, the score is not particularly intrusive and works well to accent the ever building tension. The truth is the reality of the story is shocking, thrilling, and fascinating enough that a dramatization(extremely well done although it is) seems kind of redundant. Especially given the documentary The Rescue from late last year.
A heartwarming thrill ride but perhaps unnecessary.
Currently streaming on Prime.
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