Excellently executed.

Rating: 8/10 (23 August 2013)

THE IMPOSSIBLE
I remember watching the news at Christmas time in 2004 and thinking how bad the Tsunami hit the world. It made a very happy time of year a disaster there were over 200,000 deaths in numerous countries around the world. This film is about one families fight to survive and be reunited together.
The film is shot so well. The whole thing is so realistic and scary. It brought back memories of watching the news. It is a sad story this film really does show how dangerous nature can be. Life is a precious thing and we should all cherish the time we have together, because all it takes is one natural disaster and it is all over.
Anyway back to the movie. The direction of this film is brilliant and deserves praise. The film was directed by J. A. Bayona. He has a bright future ahead of him if he sticks to making films like this.
The acting is really good from everyone. It was a very honest and heartfelt performance from the cast. Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin & Oaklee Pendergast star as the family. The children in the film also did a great job, which is hard seeing as all child actors are generally annoying and really bad at acting natural in front of a camera. But all 3 were brilliant.
The only negative things I can say about this movie is it does not answer all the questions. You meet characters in the movie that are on a similar quest to find their family, but you never find out if they find them. I wanted to know I had to Google it afterwards and you can find the answers that way, but they should have included it in the movie.
The other thing that I was a little bit disappointed about was the choice of actors yes, they did a brilliant job, but the family this film is based on is Spanish why do we need an actor from Scotland and an actress from Australia? Why couldn't they find decent Spanish actors and kept it more to the real story. I know all true stories have changes in them and made up bits, but this was one I thought was pointless.
The emotions through this film is strong there are some very sad moments and some very happy moments. You really do get to connect with this family and the people they meet on the way. Not knowing if you family is dead or alive must be a horrible feeling and their search is so long. The film is a roller-coaster from beginning to end and it is a great ride to go on.
I will give this film 8 out of 10.
Possible the best natural disaster film ever made.
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