Here are review links for this film submitted by our members:
- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ SpiritualityandPractice.com
- Excerpt: Drama based on the true story of the courage, persistence, and ingenuity of an international community rescuing 12 soccer players and their coach from a flooded cave in Thailand.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: just how could [Howard] make a story which had already been told so expertly in a 2021 documentary worthwhile a mere year later? The answer is surprisingly well, largely due to a well cast ensemble and production crew committed to realism.
- [New] | Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: This is a fact-based account that holds true to everything I remember from the documentary, so it’s not playing with the details as much as manipulating the emotions to adhere to more conventional narrative beats.
- Matt Oakes @ Silver Screen Riot
- Excerpt: Ron Howard’s penitently faithful adaptation of the true story of 13 youths trapped in a Thai cave makes for a workmanlike and harrowing film. Cutting against the grain of exploitative Hollywood translations, Howard humbly steps out of the way to let the power of the story speak for itself, while injecting just enough tension to keep it a white-knuckle affair.
- Betty Jo Tucker @ AuthorsDen
- Excerpt: This film makes us feel that we’re there, and so we really do care!
- [New] | James Wegg @ JWR
- Excerpt: Imagine exploring a cave (Tham Luang) in the beautiful mountains of Thailand’s Chiang Rai region, delving into its depths, only to be denied an exit due to the sudden, ceiling-high water eruption, then waiting weeks before any hope of rescue.
