In the Heart of the Sea

"A pedestrian retelling of a harrowing real-life survival story (...) ['In the Heart of the Sea'] generates altogether less suspense, terror and awe than “Jaws” managed with a single Robert Shaw monologue. 

"Only landlubbers would resist the rousing action of man versus leviathan (...) Howard puts heart, soul and every computerized whale trick in the book into crafting a seafaring adventure to rock your boat (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)" 

"A rugged but underwhelming true-life drama (...) Ron Howard's film (...) holds the interest but never generates white caps of excitement" 

"There are aspects afloat reminiscent of the great 1946 sea epic "Two Years Before the Mast", but Chris Hemsworth is no Alan Ladd. He is to the majesty of a ship at sea what a clamshell is to the bottom of a canoe (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)" 

"A predictable disaster-at-sea story that follows the pattern of all disaster-at-sea stories" 

"An immersive, gorgeously shot experience pitting man against beast in the ocean for the film's most spectacular scenes (...) In the Heart of the Sea really gives Hemsworth a chance to shine (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)" 

"Ron Howard‘s tale of the real-life whaling crew that inspired “Moby-Dick” is sweeping and epic but the characters are flotsam and jetsam"