it's a solid, well-constructed film that gets across the basic story of the mine collapse and the subsequent race to drill down and reach the trapped crew, graced with one or two special-effects sequences to add a bit of punch
even when it seems the story may be winding up, new and fascinating facets of this narrative jewel are revealed, giving the audience a one-sitting feast, which still has its place in our rich media diets
a clumsy dramatization of the 2010 Copiapo mining accident, Patricia Riggen's The 33 can at least be credited with mining an under-explored sub-genre: the chamber disaster movie
by Allen Salkin [NY Daily News ]
by Jose Teodoro [NOW Toronto ]
