TheSea Beast Review: "The Sea Beast" will remind you of films like "How to Train Your Dragons" and "Pirates of the Caribbean," but in the end remains a film that has its own distinct
Alonely 14-year-old connects with two boys raised at sea in a gorgeous, sensitive anime movie that takes a wild out-of-this-world turn. By Peter Debruge. GKIDS. At age 14, Ruka feels adrift in Amongthe many tales about ill-fated ocean voyages, obsessive and tyrannical sea captains are usually at the root of the trouble. Some of the more memorable ones include Captain Ahab in Moby Dick, Captain Bligh in Mutiny on the Bounty, and Captain Queeg in The Caine Mutiny.But none of these misguided authority figures can match the sadism and brutality of Wolf Larsen, the megalomaniac captain Decem. Sam Keely and Chris Hemsworth in 'In the Heart of the Sea.' Jonathan Prime/Warner Bros. It's the proverbial whale of a tale from director Ron Howard — not a remake of Moby Inthe winter of 1820,the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will,and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story. "In the Heart of the Sea" reveals the encounter's harrowing aftermath,as the ship's survivingInthe Heart of the Sea feels stiff and unconvincing, weirdly devoid of texture, and populated by ciphers who speak primarily in the leaden language of exposition. See all 47 reviews on Metacritic.com
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