Review of In the Heart of the Sea (2015) by Ydnar4 — 26 Dec 2015

Ron Howard is a good director, but he's not always a sure things. He does have some weaker movies and sadly In the Heart of the Sea is one of them. The film relies more on visuals than on a interesting story and characters. Ron Howard collaborates with Chris Hemsworth again after he was great in Rush in 2013. I'd be completely fine if Hemsworth replaces Tom Hanks as Howards new frequent collaborator. He was definitely one of the upsides of the movie. I have no doubt in my mind that this man is a true movie star. Cillian Murphy is also in this film and he is painfully underused considering how talented he is.

The major issue with In the Heart of the Sea is that it just does not have the characters that you can latch onto and care about. Then when the **** hits the fan later on in the film you really don't care if they live or die. I would find this film very comparable to Angelina Jolie's Unbroken from last year. Its also about 10 or 20 minutes too long.