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Trust Weighted
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BrianSez's Review
Summary - OK 2.5
Starts out with a big splash (pun intended) of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Big waves, lots of confusion, and a tremendous amount of human suffering. If this weren’t billed as a true story, I would have dismissed what happened next as too circumstantial and fabricated. The movie quickly evolves into nonstop drama, and though I can tell from many positive reviews that people loved this – I found it made watching much of the movie as tortuous as living through the actual tsunami.
Acting - Very Good 3.5
Naomi Watts is a drama machine. Major kudos to her acting in this
Ewan McGregor is more than decent – but he looks minor compared to Naomi
Tom Holland is my pick for the film – he suffers from seeming a bit too adult in spots, but otherwise does a great job as the kid with a will to survive.
Male Stars - Very Good 3.5
Female Stars - Very Good 3.5
Female Costars - Very Good 3.5
Male Costars - Very Good 3.5
Film - OK 2.5
Direction - OK 2.5
Dialogue - OK 2.5
Music - OK 2.5
Visuals - OK 2.5
Edge - Risqué 1.7
Sex Titillating 1.7
Violence Fierce 1.7
Rudeness Salty 1.7
Reality - Glib 1.3
Circumstantial - Glib 1.3
Biological - Glib 1.3
Physical - Glib 1.3
1 Comment
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Wick May 11, 2013 9:15AM
Regarding BrianSez’s Review
Useful review Bri. I was tempted to see this, but was concerned it might be “as tortuous as living through the actual tsunami.” Which it was, apparently.