An interesting story

Rating: 7/10 (17 October 2017)

The Finest Hours recounts the story of four brave men, who against all odds, went out to sea to save the life of some good 30 others in the midst of a treacherous storm. Though the events are based on reality the plot feels heavily scripted and the characters blown out of proportion. This, however, does not by any means hurt the film. Truth be told nothing in this movie, apart from maybe the score, actually under performs enough to make the film bad or mediocre. The actors play their parts well, certain shots are quite interesting and the film has a certain visual charm once you get used to the rain and darkness. It's just that nothing is truly... great.
The rescue of the survivors of the SS Pendleton is an interesting story and the movie is a nice homage to the heroes and their actions. That's what the film set out to be and that's what it is.