R Llewellyn

Inspiring…left me wondering what of true value I had done with my own life. Worth seeing!!

Some parts are simply tedious, while others are mesmerizing. Not sure how historically accurate it truly is but the cinematography is incredible. There is humor in the midst of all that seriousness and battle. Some of the more striking scenes have remained with me—no spoilers, but if you see it, you’ll know the ones I mean. Long, but worth the time overall. Loved the musical score and costumes.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaay too long. Constantly moving back and forth in time and repeating computer keystroked-messages on screen showing date and how long this was before or after the woman's cancer diagnosis got to be more than tiresome. SPOILER ALERT: near the end of the film, Matt gives his friend a copy of what he has written. The friend thought it was about his dying wife, and Matt replies, "So did I." Likewise, the movie can't make up its mind about whose story is being told.

Gotta say, it was even better than I thought it might be or had even heard from friends that it was. Hit all the right notes. I laughed, cried and gripped the arms of my seat at times. Beautiful cinematography, fantastic score and very well cast, IMO. Was so glad Val Kilmer was able to be in the film, as well. Will see this one again.

As we got our tickets and prepared to go in the theater, a woman who overheard us purchase came up and said, “You’ve made an excellent choice.” She told us about bringing her entire family to see the movie during Christmas. She admitted she had felt some concern because of the storyline—-her family had no idea about the film except who played the starring part. But by the time it was over, her family was telling her what a good movie it was. I confessed I feared it would be too depressing, and she said it was depressing but that was not the main feeling she or her family came away with. They were inspired, enlightened and also lifted up at the strength of the human spirit. And after watching this amazing film, so were we. My companion termed it his “movie of a lifetime.” A finely crafted script, impeccable performances and cinematography/staging that seemed to pull me right into the room with them. I would encourage anyone who has dealt with loss, isolation, guilt, rejection or the painful frustration of wanting desperately to help someone choose another outcome to see “The Whale.” A fantastic film.

As films go these days, this is a good one. Held our interest. Beautiful cinematography and solid acting. No way to know how historically accurate it is, but certainly had some interesting plot points.

A significant subject but a boring film. Usually like Keira in whatever role, but this was an exception. Save your money and catch it on Netflix.

Not the worst movie I ever saw...but it was in the top two. With the cost of making any movie, don't you sometimes wonder how the super bad ones get produced? Whoever green-lit this one must have been caught up by the short-hairs in some blackmail scheme.