70's style disaster movie with better special effects

Rating: 8/10 (26 February 2016)

If the Finest Hours was released in the 70's I think it would have done a lot better at the box office. Unfortunately this type of film can't find the proper audience that it definitely deserves.
It's quite a different film from Craig Gillespie, but he does a great job here, especially with the action scenes.
All performances are great, especially Pine and Affleck. Some of the smaller roles are a bit less developed, but are still played well by great actors like Eric Bana, Ben Foster & Graham McTavish, who do a lot with what they are given.
Unfortanately I had to watch the 3D version, as it was the only showing in the cinema. The 3D added nothing to the overall experience. Luckily the film was good enough to rise above this.
One drawback of the film was the love story aspect. I understand why it's included in the film, and I don't have a problem with this part of the story, only that at particular points of the film it would cut back to the girlfriend on the mainland. It ruined the tension in a couple of scenes, but overall the film was still great.