As the tale unfolds, told within another tale, it becomes clear that this is also about narration and narrators, unreliable and otherwise.

| Aug 17, 2022

... A plain but still rewarding account of a true story from the 1820s.

| Aug 15, 2022

The effect is largely a drab and plodding experience onscreen, with the occasional strong performance to keep us involved.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 23, 2022

In the Heart of the Sea chronicles well a fascinating era in American history.

| Sep 13, 2021

How can we care about the whale when we don't even care about the men he's tormenting?

| Jan 7, 2021

Thor and Spider-Man fight a whale.

| Original Score: C | Jul 3, 2020

Despite having a strong cast and a talented director, the movie struggles to get going, and even when it eventually begins to chug along, it fails to be as exciting as it believes itself to be.

| Apr 7, 2020

Ron Howard has made an okay-ish adaptation, and I'm not sure we're all the better for it.

| Feb 13, 2020

In the Heart of the Sea is a confused film.

| Dec 11, 2019

There is certainly that sense of adventure into the unknown, and Hemsworth once again reminds us he's a movie star.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 29, 2019

It ends up just feeling really bland and boring and slow.

| Original Score: D | Apr 18, 2019

In the Heart of the Sea doesn't break new ground, but it's relatively diverting. There's satisfaction in watching newer British talent...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 17, 2019

Despite the best efforts of the filmmakers, In the Heart of the Sea is a few knots away from being the transformative cinema experience intended.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 8, 2019

Howard wants his film to be so much more than a mere battle between men and a giant fish, and, at times, you can feel him getting that across. Unfortunately, the characters and sense of danger are too watered down.

| Original Score: C | Mar 30, 2019

Ron Howard handles this tale like a true master and his cast functions to perfection. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Feb 13, 2019

In the Heart of the Sea's overlapping themes and one-dimensional characters feel conspicuously flimsy, especially against the film's vivid realism and attention to graphic detail.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 7, 2018

The film could have been more, given the talent involved, but tough it is to control a ship with a poorly-designed rudder.

| Oct 10, 2018

If you can make it through those initially unpromising waters, Howard ends up delivering a fairly fantastic voyage.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 23, 2018

Harnessing the ability to portray the brutality of the sea and nature, accompanied by engaging performances from the entire cast, make this film one not to be missed.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 22, 2018

The two principle actors embody their roles well but the problem is not much happens after, wait for it have I said too much, the sinking of the ship.

| Aug 21, 2018