Salvaged by Great Storyline

Rating: 7/10 (27 June 2016)

SPOILER ALERT.
I wanted to caption this "Salvaged by Fabulous Ending" but that would have been a spoiler in itself. But that's my real title.
Why is it so hard to make good sea movies? The music and setting of this reminded me of so many TV movies. But the understated approach paid off at the end, and I could not stop the tears.
The movie plays off a fantastic real-life rescue by some very brave Coast Guard seamen. It will make you proud to be a human.
I had the movie as a "6" until the last 5 minutes. "6" is just below the point I'll rewatch a movie, and "7" is my minimum rating for a "good", rewatchable movie. I might have gone with 6.5 if IMDb had half ratings.
About my reviews: I do not offer a synopsis of the film -- you can get that anywhere and that does not constitute a meaningful review -- but rather my thoughts and feelings on the film that hopefully will be informative to you in deciding whether to invest 90-180 minutes of your life on it.
My scale: 1-5 decreasing degrees of "terrible", with 5 being "mediocre" 6- OK. Generally held my interest OR had reasonable cast and/or cinematography, might watch it again 7 - Good. My default rating for a movie I liked enough to watch again, but didn't rise to the upper echelons 8- Very Good. Would watch again and recommend to others 9- Outstanding. Would watch over and over; top 10% of my ratings 10 - A Classic. (Less than 2% receive this rating)