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The Impossible (2012) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
775 |
Avg. Rating: |
3.04/4 |
# of Ratings: |
35 |
Genres: |
Drama, Action |
Rating: |
PG-13 |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 12/21/2012 |
DVD Release: |
04/23/2013 |
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Director: |
Juan Antonio Bayona |
Actors: |
Ewan McGregor
Naomi Watts
Geraldine Chaplin
Marta Etura
Tom Holland
Oaklee Pendergast |
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Plot Outline:
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Based on the 2004 tsunami that hit Thailand, a family is caught up in the chaos of the aftermath with tens of thousands of other people as their sons go missing following the devastating natural disaster. -- Chris Kavan
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SIngli6 01/23/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3.5/4 |
If you can get past the needless and vaguely offensive Anglicization of the Spanish family whose story served as the basis for this film, this is nail-biting stuff. Easily the most heart-wrenching film of 2012. |
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Snoogans 01/12/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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4/4 |
Unflinching drama about a real life tragedy. The approach is realistic and the effect is emotionally draining. There are many moments that I found hard to watch, both from gruesome images and heartbreaking struggle. Major credit is given to the performances and the directing. I found the tsunami scene itself to be truly frightening. There is not a single scene that didn't envoke some kind of emotional response from me. The human nature of this story is the strongest element. Watching this film has left me impacted, esxhausted, and more appreciative of my own family. |
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02/06/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Great feel good movie |
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I want to start this review by saying that if you are in a time in your life where you think everything is bad have a look at this film as it will make you feel that things aren't really that bad. Definatly the feel good movie of 2012.
When i originally heard via Cnn in 2004 that on Boxing day of all days, that a 30ft Tsunami had hit the asian islands i could not believe my eyes as to the catastrophe that ensumed the eastern peninsula also the death toll was nothing short of astronomical with the huge wave leaving 230,000- 280,000 dead in it's wake. The worst mother nature disaster in history.
The Impossible is based on the true life story of Maria Belon, a spanish physician (Although she was portrayed by english actress Naomi Watts who is nominared for best actress for it) who... |
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4/4 |
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01/29/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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The Impossible review |
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"It's a beautiful mystery isn't it?" Intense, moving and powerful. On Christmas Eve the Bennett family spend their vacation In Thailand. A tsunami hits and Maria Bennett (Naomi Watts) and her husband Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three sons Lucas (Tom Holland), Tomas and Simon get lost in the incident. It has the most horrific/authentic opening disaster sequence on-screen. The hospital was grueling as well. This critic has never grimaced and winced as much on a movie, and this is a drama. Naomi Watts has that ability, to pull you in because of her vulnerability/pain because of the power to convince. McGregor was heart-wrenching as well. It's baffling how the Academy Awards snubbed a picture of this magnitude. Best lines: Maria - "You get to go and do something. Go help people.... |
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4/4 |
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01/20/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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The Impossible (2013) Based on a true story of a family who, while on vacation at a coastal resort in Thailand, are separated after a devastating Tsunami hits. Naomi Watts, in an Academy Award nominated role, plays Maria, the mom who has given up being a doctor to raise her family. Ewan McGregor plays the father, Henry, who, when separated from his wife and oldest boy, risks his own life to find them once again. Watts is brilliant in the role of a woman who is determined to make sure that her oldest son (Tom Holland) survives the ordeal, even if it means risking her own life. The special effects are incredibly realistic and you get the full effect of what it would be like to be hit by a tidal wave of water and debris. This is an awe-inspiring film that keeps you not only on the edge of... |
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