Absolutely dreadful

Rating: 3/10 (29 April 2016)

I barely know where to start. What is with these entirely unlikable characters? Besides the Captain and ...the guy with the beard... none of these people seem to have any business being anywhere around ships. They are all far too timid through the entire film and this is especially true of the protagonist. He's annoyingly meek yet brave enough to head out in the storm. Follows orders to the tee except, inexplicably, for a rather important one in the second half. He is successful in the mission and rather than feel accomplishment for overcoming whatever PTSD he suffers from, he looks like he'll have a panic attack.
What was with the million shots of the concerned girlfriend? Did anyone actually care about this character? Was this movie trying to be Titanic?
The final 20 minutes were painful to watch. I had the notion of shutting it off every so often but the sinking ship scenes would pull me back in. I wish I had gone with my instinct.
Casey Affleck is the only thing good about this film - but he can't save it by a long shot.