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By Chris Wasser (45) for The Herald (Ireland) (99) on 22 May 2016

Alas, In the Heart of the Sea is certainly ambitious, but it never quite reaches its full potential…

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By Kong Rithdee (124) for Bangkok Post (172) on 09 May 2016

The monomania that drives men to their demise, as in Moby-Dick, is touched upon here though not pursued to its darkest inevitability, and yet…

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By J. Olson (540) for Cinemixtape (540) on 13 Apr 2016

In The Heart Of The Sea is so flat it could be used to level a table…

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By Richard James Havis (225) for South China Morning Post (665) on 05 Apr 2016

The story is stolid at times, but the dynamic shots of the crew working the rigging and maintaining the boat look accurate and keep everything lively…

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By Dominic Barlow (13) for 4:3 (202) on 04 Apr 2016

With action that varies between middling and tedious, the only winner in Hemsworth holding a harpoon aloft and starving for this Behind-the-Music…

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By Marija Djurovic (345) for Cairo360 (405) on 30 Mar 2016

Exciting at times, but seemingly overly ambitious on others, it's not a complete waste of time, but it's hard not to expect more from such…

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By Bill Newcott (157) for AARP Movies for Grownups (302) on 26 Mar 2016

The film's most affecting scenes (are of) Herman Melville interviewing a survivor of the wreck.They sit in a small living room, huddled as…

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By Bill Chambers (261) for Film Freak Central (1,643) on 14 Mar 2016

There's hardly a genuine moment, and a framing device only adds another layer of dramatization to something that already plays like a big-budget…

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By Jeff Beck (630) for The Blu Spot (155) on 07 Mar 2016

Ron Howard's In the Heart of the Sea is a beautifully-made film that features stunning visual effects, but it's ultimately let down by a bland…

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By Rafael Rosales Santos (105) for Konexión (253) on 02 Mar 2016

The screenplay goes around in circles without creating an enriching experience, the characters have no arc, and what few moments could have…

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By Brian Roan (43) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 20 Feb 2016

Lacks in base thrills, devoid of human drama, and frustratingly crafted to wash away any inherent interest that might somehow have slipped…

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By Kevin Carr (1,610) for Fat Guys at the Movies (419) on 15 Jan 2016

The whale moments are great, but outside of them, the film uses too much unnecessary CGI, which takes away a lot of the film's more real moments…

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By Adrián Ruiz (125) for Excelsior (313) on 14 Jan 2016

Visually the film is great, but the premise is forgettable and doesn't offer much. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Javier Porta Fouz (51) for La Nación (Argentina) (226) on 04 Jan 2016

In The Heart of Sea show us the mastery of narrative Ron Howard has achieved through the real story that inspired Moby Dick. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Pablo A. Scholz (320) for Clarín (492) on 31 Dec 2015

The story of the ship at the mercy of the great white whale, told with amazing special effects, grandiloquence, and some common places…

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By Jordi Batlle Caminal (38) for La Vanguardia (Spain) (43) on 31 Dec 2015

It has the basis of the whole tradition of sea adventure films. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By David Blaustein (150) for ABC News Radio (149) on 30 Dec 2015

In the Heart of the Sea is a technical marvel, demonstrating that Howard is still a master of making movies look and sound stunning…

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By Benjamín Harguindey (98) for EscribiendoCine (248) on 29 Dec 2015

The film delves into issues that discards little too fast or invents too late. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Andrew Pollard (100) for Starburst (899) on 29 Dec 2015

Howard's film is predictable, yet that's not to say it's not enjoyable…

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By Matt Wolf (69) for The Arts Desk (640) on 29 Dec 2015

A host of pictorially arresting, even painterly images can't make a satisfying whole out of In the Heart of the Sea, Ron Howard's film that…

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