Review of The Finest Hours (2016) by Mike W — 08 Aug 2016

An amazing true story about courage and survival especially with a small rescue boat!

This review of The Finest Hours (2016) was written by Mike W on 08 Aug 2016.

The Finest Hours has generally received positive reviews.

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

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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 Randy Y (268) on 29 Nov 2017

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By C H (432) on 16 Jun 2017

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By Claudia F (98) on 17 May 2018

I think most critics live an unreal FAKE world (Large Cities where you are killed for your shoes or your watch upon which you place high values)…

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By Reel H (236) on 19 Aug 2017

SCOTT: (Dr. Scott Allison, Professor of Psychology, University of Richmond) Well Greg, are you ready to write one of your finest reviews…

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By Toribio H (14) on 21 Jul 2017

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