well-directed and superbly performed telling the story of a family survival in the dark hour making it actually possible

Rating: 8/10 (13 January 2013)

The Impossible was high-emotional drama with beautiful true to tell along with brave performances by the lead star cast.
On 26th December 2004, deadly Tsunami attacked the South East Asia Coast killing thousands of people and leaving many homeless. The Impossible tells the true story of a family's suffering and how do they survive this natural disaster and unite in the end.
The Impossible is a brave attempt by Juan Antonio Bayona(The Orphanage)and scripted by Sergio G Sanchez which is based on the horrific account written by Maria herself. Hats off to the director for dealing with the subject so sensitively and yet making it to the detailed level and what actually really happened on that unfateful day. The Tsunami attack was executed properly though the length could have been extended( The best Tsunami attack was captured in Hereafter). However, this movie tells aftermath of Tsunami attack. The scenes shot in the hospital and the chemistry between mother( Naomi Watts) and son(Tom Holland) is the highlight of the film. The screenplay will keep you intact. Editing is good. Cinematography was good but not great. I like the last scene where Naomi Watts was thinking about the underwater incident while actually getting operated. Story is well-written and captured on silver screen. Naomi has given her finest performance and shares a great on screen chemistry with Tom Holland. Both of them haven given stupendous performances. Ewan Mcgregor as usual was good.
The Impossible is well-directed and superbly performed telling the story of a family survival in the dark hour making it actually possible. Good 3.5/5