The Mercy (2018)
Genre: Biography / Drama
Duration: 102 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: James Marsh
Stars: Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz and David Thewlis
IMDb score:
6,0 (10.346)
Releasedate: 9 February 2018
The Mercy plot
"Based on the true story"
The film tells the story of legendary solo sailor Donald Crowhurst. To save his ailing business, he decides in 1968 to participate in a non-stop solo sailing race around the world. His boat soon turns out to be defective and he realizes that he has seriously underestimated the long journey around the world.
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Actors and actresses
Donald Crowhurst
Clare Crowhurst
Rodney Hallworth
Ronald Hall
'Miss Teignmouth'
Ian Wheeler
Ian Milburn
Sir Francis Chichester
Rachel Crowhurst
Stanley Best
Reviews & comments
SaintEye
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- 33 messages
- 27 votes
A story with, in my opinion, much more potential than has been used with this film. I couldn't care less as the movie progressed. Not bad, not strong. I think...
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Roger Thornhill
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- 6070 messages
- 2476 votes
Fairly small but fascinating film that I started without any prior knowledge expecting to see a somewhat clichéd drama about victory against all odds, but I was, er, disappointed. Colin Firth is, as usual, perfect at portraying his character's humanity, thanks in part to his convincing physical transformation when, on top of the desperation over the poor condition of his boat, impending bankruptcy and subsequent decision to cheat , also the physical exhaustion and the delusions of the horses, the voices and the apparitions take their toll. Good work, but as a film, not so fascinating that I feel the need to see the documentary or the other feature film about this man. (By the way, don't look for that other feature film [simply called Crowhurst] on MovieMeter, as it's not here at the time of writing.)
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james_cameron
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- 7060 messages
- 9827 votes
This tragic true story, about solo sailor Donald Crowhurst who decides to participate in a non-stop solo sailing race around the world in 1968, comes out better in the documentary Deep Water, but nevertheless this is a reasonably successful film adaptation. Colin Firth is fine in the lead role and his perilous adventure has been portrayed by director James Marsh, albeit rather traditional and unspectacular.
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