Michael's Movie Grade: C
A serviceable survival film.
This film tells the true story of four men who were stranded out at sea by a storm during a fishing trip.
There is definitely stuff to like about this movie. The film does a great job at setting up a good amount of danger. Even though the characters are not very well written, the amount of danger built up and how well it is built up makes you still care about them. It also manages to be hopeful without sugarcoating things at all. Instead, the movie fully acknowledges the tragedies behind what happened. The acting is quite good especially from Zachari Levi. Also, the true story is compelling enough to make it work.
Unfortunately, this movie fails to live up to its potential in quite a few ways. The whole movie is full of incredibly corny dialogue, which immediately is at odds with a film that is telling a real-life story. This movie even tries to insert a little humor at times but unfortunately that humor is horrible. The pacing feels off making the movie feel longer than it actually is. The main problem though is the characters. By the end of the film, we don't feel like we actually know who any of these people are. If you asked me to summarize some of the major characters' personalities, I couldn't do it.
This isn't a great film by any means, but it makes for a decent trip to the movies.
No comments:
Post a Comment