Director: Eddie Mensore

Writer: Eddie Mensore

I thought I’d do a couple of shorter reviews for films that I watched this year, just to get them out there. I especially wanted to cover those films “off the beaten path,” so to speak. I thought I’d space them out with regular reviews. The first one is Mine 9, the story of a group of coal miners trapped underground with less than an hour’s worth of air. It’s a low-budget film, but it doesn’t look it. Dark and weary in tone, the film tells the story of these men willing to do anything (and I do mean anything) to survive. I found it a little hard to keep track of the individuals on occasion, but that didn’t really detract from the film. This one’s a well-acted nail-biter.

IMDb has it at a 7.4. That’s a little high, I think, but I’d be okay with a 6.5. Don’t miss the interviews with real miners during the closing credits. (running time 1:23)