The Finest Hours (2016)
Rated PG-13
Starring Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz,
Directed by Craig Gillespie
The Story:
During a tremendous blizzard in 1952, a tanker rips in two and the Coast Guard sends just about everyone they have to try and save any survivors.
This is not that story.
You see, there was a second tanker that also ripped in half and had survivors on it. What was left of the Coast Guard was dispatched to try and find the remnants of that ship and bring in any survivors.
This is that story.
And it's true.
The biggest problem with this, the story and much of the acting and pacing is stiff, wooden and rather boring.
Which seems really weird when you have a thrilling rescue mission at sea that bogs down while trying to be told.
Weirder still that it was a product of Walt Disney studios who excel at these true life stories.
There's equal parts of blame to go around all over the place, even the leading man, Chris Pine, and quite possibly especially him, is not above finger pointing.
His character is probably supposed to be shy and humble, but it just comes across as stiff and unlikable.
Things do pick up considerably once the storm is raging and the rescue attempt begins, but the buildup to it with Pine and Grainger's romance...
Goodness that's some painfully dull cinema to endure.
Good intentions, a great real story that just gets muddied when it was turned into a film.
Final Grade: C
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