In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Genre: Adventure / Action
Duration: 122 minuten
Country:
United States / Australia / Spain / United Kingdom / Canada
Directed by: Ron Howard
Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy and Brendan Gleeson
IMDb score:
6,9 (159.448)
Releasedate: 20 November 2015
In the Heart of the Sea plot
"Based on the incredible true story that inspired Moby Dick"
1819. American whaler Essex leaves Nantucket, Massachusetts under Captain George Pollard for a 2.5-year voyage to hunt sperm whales in their South Pacific habitats. Also on board are First Mate Owen Chase, Second Mate Matthew Joy and Cabin Boy Thomas Nickerson. However, the Essex itself is rammed by a sperm whale and sinks 3,700 kilometers from South America. To survive, those on board the sunken Essex must turn to acts of desperation.
Actors and actresses
Owen Chase
George Pollard
Matthew Joy
Old Thomas Nickerson
Herman Melville
Mrs. Nickerson
Young Thomas Nickerson
Thomas Chappel
Owen Coffin
Benjamin Lawrence
Reviews & comments
james_cameron
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- 7188 messages
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Director Ron Howard continues to be surprising and versatile, although he is somewhat amused by this story that would have formed the inspiration for Moby Dick. For example, the plot is too casual to really make an impression, with too little time being taken to sufficiently deepen characters and events. The film continuously bounces back and forth between drama, adventure and disaster film, but no part is completed satisfactorily. The cast is more than decent and the film looks great thanks to Anthony Dod Mantle's great camera work, but the special effects are often quite see-through and contrast ugly with the environment. Entertaining enough in the end and occasionally spectacular and exciting, but there definitely could have been more here.
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Onderhond
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- 87679 messages
- 13027 votes
Classic adventure film.
With Ron Howard at the helm, that doesn't bode well, but this is actually the best I've seen from the best man. Now that's only half his oeuvre, but it was somewhat surprising, because I hadn't expected much from this.
This is mainly because camera and color work is remarkably better than the average Hollywood film. The CG may not be of the highest level, but Howard often manages to place his camera in rather unusual places, which certainly gives the film something extra. The green filters and the sharp cut work also give the film some extra visual flair.
The story itself is not very special, luckily this is actually the first time that I get the Moby Dick story, so it is just a bit fresher than it would otherwise have been. With its 2 hours a relatively bulky film, but it never got really slow or annoying.
Man, I was 100% satisfied. Missing something that would make it really unique or genius, but otherwise a very nice blockbuster.
3.5*
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IH88
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- 9780 messages
- 3194 votes
“The tragedy of the Essex is the story of men. And a Demon.”
Fine. Ron Howard always provides a skillfully made film, and everything is interesting to watch in In the Heart of the Sea as well. Especially the beginning, and the first confrontation with the great white whale, is well done. The problem with the film is that characters are very poorly developed, and especially the battle between Hemsworth and Walker does not seem credible for a moment. George Pollard's character development is especially fast. It is thanks to the strong acting of Hemsworth, Holland and Cillian Murphy that you empathize with the characters.
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