hard to recommend....

Rating: 7/10 (20 January 2013)

A British family on Christmas holiday at a beach resort in Thailand is torn apart when a deadly tsunami devastates the area.
We follow the seriously wounded Maria and her eldest son Lucas as they struggle to safety, not knowing whether Maria's husband and their two younger sons are dead or alive....
First off, kudos to the sound editors on this, it makes the film ever the more distressing and harrowing.
The two leads are good, but are overshadowed by Tom Holland who just acts his heart out and acts everyone off the screen.
His journey from child to adulthood due to tragedy is the reason this film is worth watching.
The actual carnage, is very distressing and so well done, it's very hard to sit through.
In fact, the whole movie is hard to sit through, and if you don't know the story of the family, the film will have more of an impact come the end.
As the summary says, it's almost 'Impossible' to recommend, but it's a very well made film, that will definitely upset a lot of people.