Review of The Finest Hours (2016) by Barry D — 30 Jan 2016

I went and caught this today. I found it to be fairly enjoyable, though I would have liked a little less of the love story and a bit more of the drama. Perhaps it should have just been a little longer so the love story didn't get shortened in exchange for more of the drama.

I would caution that the movie tends to be a bit dark and hard to see things as clearly as you might wish. Given that the events occur mostly at night, in dark water, this should be expected, but it does leave you straining a little to find the tiny object you want to follow as it perhaps gets shoved around by the wind and seas.

Well worth watching, though I can't say this is 5 stars for me. If you can catch it at matinee pricing, it should be easily worth that. Oh, I'm told by others that the 3D is really not worth it, so I wouldn't spend extra to see it in 3D.