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By Nathalia Aryani (90) for San Diego Entertainer (84) on 23 Jan 2019

Based on a heroic true story, The Finest Hours is realistically terrifying (thanks to impressive special effects and score), but also a miraculous…

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By Micheal Compton (319) for Bowling Green Daily News (319) on 16 Jan 2019

It's an uneven thriller that focuses on the wrong side of the equation, and the result is a film that never soars as high as it should…

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By Glenn Heath Jr. (311) for San Diego CityBeat (181) on 03 Nov 2018

Pine, Affleck and the rest of the character-actor heavy cast try to instill these characters with nuance and doubt, but ultimately a heavy-handed…

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By Nguyen Le (136) for The Script Lab (63) on 09 Oct 2018

Like the sea itself, [the film] is uneven and choppy at certain points, and it's at its worst when it's ashore…

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By Jacob Oller (247) for Oklahoma Gazette (20) on 26 Aug 2018

When not aboard the squall-navigating ships, The Finest Hours succumbs to its back-of-the-box-recipe script…

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By Robert Kojder (605) for Flickering Myth (680) on 03 Dec 2017

Reminds us of a time when heroes didn't complain about the dangers of the job they signed up for but instead decided to go above and beyond…

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By Reagan Gavin Rasquinha (222) for The Times of India (879) on 08 Nov 2017

Pine ... is in his element as the resolute rescuer. His character is heroic, but in the strong, silent kind of way…

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By Courtney Howard (393) for Fresh Fiction (404) on 04 Nov 2017

Overall, it's wholesome, life-affirming and a terrific ringing testament to the courage these men displayed…

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By Matthew Bond (673) for The Mail on Sunday (UK) (704) on 23 Oct 2017

In a film that is one part The Caine Mutiny and one part The Perfect Storm, the depictions of both lifeboat and stricken tanker are excellent…

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By Sarah Marrs (566) for Lainey Gossip (399) on 15 Oct 2017

Sure, it's kind of hokey and old-fashioned, but it holds together and is more engaging than not…

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By Joanne Soh (192) for The New Paper (Singapore) (342) on 19 Sep 2017

While Webber's heroic efforts deserve to be immortalised on the big screen, director Craig Gillespie's heavy focus on the CGI storm washes…

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By Sr. Rose Pacatte (156) for National Catholic Reporter (122) on 09 Aug 2017

If you like action adventure films but just may be tired of endless fantastical superhero movies with the same basic story line, littered with…

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By Brad Keefe (343) for Columbus Alive (355) on 31 Dec 2016

The Disney based on a true story course is tried and true, and the end result is a movie that never manages much excitement or tension, despite…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Movie Habit (892) on 12 Dec 2016

The movie's ocean sequences are good enough to make The Finest Hours an acceptable -- if not great -- piece of January entertainment…

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By Dan Lybarger (786) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 15 Nov 2016

The crews of the Pendleton and of the CG-36500, which rescued them, demonstrated formidable courage and ingenuity in coming out of the devastating…

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By Fico Cangiano (235) for CineXpress (235) on 17 Aug 2016

An entertaining film that can be inspiring at some points. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 15 Aug 2016

A rousing tale of sacrifice, ingenuity and heroism…

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By Roxana Hadadi (336) for Chesapeake Family Magazine (159) on 01 Aug 2016

The Coast Guard gets its big-screen opportunity with The Finest Hours. Its great effects work well to accompany some solid performances…

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By Harry Guerin (318) for RTÉ (Ireland) (721) on 18 Jul 2016

If you or someone you know can reel off even one of Gene Hackman's lines from The Poseidon Adventure or Steve McQueen's from The Towering Inferno,…

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By Armond White (604) for National Review (314) on 26 Jun 2016

The Finest Hours feels great because it is modest...This makes the film a study in humanism as well as citizenship...It is a nostalgic cultural…

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