Review of The Whale (2022) by Nnogohko — 06 Jan 2023

At first, I wasn't sure if I liked the character of Charlie at first but seeing him desperately trying to reconnect with his daughter won me over. Charlie constantly saying his daughter is amazing no matter how **** she treats him throughout this movie (with good reason of course) was very sympathetic.

For Brendan Fraser's performance alone, The Whale is worth watching. However, I truly thought Hong Chau and Sadie Sink were also phenomenal in the film especially Sadie Sink who I think should be nominated for best supporting actress at the Oscars.

The finale of this movie is absolutely heartwrenching and there is a line that Ellie says to Charlie that is just so heartbreaking towards the end I wasn't even able to cry since it was just so emotionally potent.

I just kind of froze me. I think Ty Simpkins' character is the only character I think wasn't really necessary to the plot although he was great in the role. The movie is just under two hours but because of that story line the film feels a little dragged out sometimes.

The prosthetic makeup on Brendan Fraser is also flawless.