A family of five gets caught in the 2004 Southeast Asia tsunami during their pleasant Christmas vacation. I found this movie a well-choreographed dishonest, distasteful, selfish tearjerker, manipulating the viewer's emotions and manufacturing numerous moments of fake suspense. Anything I say to prove my claim would spoil the story for those who haven't seen it. Okay, how's this for a hint: it's based on a Spanish family's true story, but in the movie, they've been switched to a British family. You can start from there.
PS #1: It got an 80% rating on the Tomatometer, and Ebert gave it four stars. So what?
PS #2: You can also watch the trailer, which heroically gives away the ending.
Mo says:
I agree: once I saw the trailer in the theater, I decided I'm not going to watch it. It's not a matter of the trailer giving away too much, it gives away everything!
ReplyDeleteIt was when we watched "Lincoln" together, wasn't it?
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