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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 12 Dec 2012

The film's adult leads, Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor, give powerful, natural performances…

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By Kevin Harley (322) for Total Film (3,532) on 11 Dec 2012

Marshalling formidable technique and force of feeling, Bayona's tale of courage and empathy in the face of catastrophe fulfils his debut's…

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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 07 Dec 2012

A fantastic sophomore effort from Juan Bayona that reaches the emotional and filmmaking heights that Spielberg and Eastwood have been trying…

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By Alison Willmore (681) for Movieline (883) on 06 Dec 2012

The latter half of The Impossible is so disappointingly movie-ish, tying a bow on the events after portraying them too vividly to allow them…

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By Devin Faraci (498) for Birth.Movies.Death. (774) on 05 Dec 2012

A film that takes the horrors visited upon millions as an excuse to tell the sad tale of a family who lost all their luggage…

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By Simon Foster (434) for Screen-Space (209) on 30 Nov 2012

That it should be so dramatically inert makes The Impossible one of 2012's most frustrating film-going experiences; you should feel so much…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 24 Nov 2012

In his striking American debut, Bayona (Orphanage) achieves the almost impossible task of balancing a disaster movie of epic proportions with…

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By Ed Gonzalez (1,102) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 22 Nov 2012

A sham realist's disaster movie, tackily insulting the deaths of 300,000 people by reducing the horrors of the Indian Ocean tsunami to a series…

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By Fr. Chris Carpenter (308) for Movie Dearest (271) on 13 Nov 2012

Undeniably compelling and frequently harrowing. Unfortunately, director J. A…

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By Fred Topel (1,193) for CraveOnline (813) on 11 Nov 2012

Pays respect to those who weren't as fortunate to survive the tsunami, but it emphasizes the spirit of perseverance and survival rather than…

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By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 10 Oct 2012

With a decidedly Spielbergian flair, the theme of altruism takes on great meaning through the other side of this tragedy and the characters…

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By Tom Clift (226) for Moviedex (362) on 03 Oct 2012

Emotional exploitation of the most vile and insensitive kind, The Impossible is an insult to the victims of the tragedy it depicts…

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By Chris Bumbray (988) for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (1,959) on 17 Sep 2012

Watts and McGregor do some of their finest work in this hopeful, uplifting survival story set amidst the terrifying 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami…

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By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 17 Sep 2012

The Impossible is simply unable to become the electrifying piece of work one might've expected…

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By Drew Mcweeny (622) for HitFix (861) on 16 Sep 2012

The Impossible' is an experience I can't imagine audiences easily shaking, and it's going to stick with me for a long time…

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By Tim Robey (1,578) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 13 Sep 2012

Bayona, like Spielberg before him, has the gumption of a master manipulator, and really doesn't hold back, holding off catharsis, scene by…

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By Kenji Lloyd (14) for HeyUGuys (1,461) on 13 Sep 2012

The Impossible is one of those rare films that comes along once in a blue moon…

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By Deborah Young (235) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 11 Sep 2012

The Impossible is one of the most emotionally realistic disaster movies in recent memory -- and certainly one of the most frightening in its…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Variety (12,700) on 11 Sep 2012

Wrenchingly acted, deftly manipulated and terrifyingly well made…

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By Damon Wise (265) for The Guardian (2,969) on 11 Sep 2012

Part of the appeal of this affecting and powerful drama is that it puts the viewer right in the moment at every stage, using authentic locations…

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