Shirli Hartman Rozee

I loved this movie. I’ve watched every Marvel movie since Ironman and fell in love with the entire cast of characters. It’s a movie that appeals to a wide audience. At one point, I printed a list of all the Marvel movies and watched each one in sequence; and I’ll do it again and again (I’m 86 going on 87).

I liked this movie. I’m aware that critics by and large didn’t give it a high rating, but I thought it compared favourably with nasty monster movies, I don’t look for plot holes or anachronistic gaffes, I just either like or dislike a movie. I like Chris Pratt and anything J K. Simmons is in has got to be above average. The characters were likeable, and they heroically gave up their lives to change the future of mankind. A big plus for me was they didn’t kill the dog (made you watch it again, didn’t i?)

Based on a true story of one of the greatest sea rescues by a small coast guard boat, four men risk their lives to cross the Chatham bar in a February blizzard pushing huge surging seas to rescue seamen trapped on one-half of a tanker. Chris Pine does a great job in the role of Bernie Webber who, against all odds, takes his volunteer crew to the rescue of 32 doomed men. Casey Affleck does an amazing job as the chief engineer who keeps the broken tanker afloat long enough for the coast guard to rescue the surviving men. A heart wrenching movie of an amazing rescue that depicts the bravery and dedication of all sea-going men and the horrifying dangers of a turbulent sea under the thrall of a menacing winter storm.