Rousing, visually beautiful rescue adventure with heart.

Rating: 8/10 (29 August 2018)

I've seen this three times, and I've had time to think this over. It's well acted, tense, with exceptionally effective CGI and beautiful camerawork of the New England winter in the 1950s. The acting is solid, mostly low key, understated if not laconic, and well-paced, and for icing on the cake, I didn't detect a single false note that pulled it off the screen. I think its based on a true story. It's not Oscar fare, it's not a movie you'll want to discuss in the coffeehouse afterward, but it is a movie you'll probably end up re-watching on cable when it comes around. It is worth the theater bux. 8 stars.