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Created May 11, 2013 08:43AM PST • Edited May 11, 2013 08:43AM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   OK 2.5

   Starts out with a big splash (pun intended) of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Big waves, lots of confusion, and a tremendous amount of human suffering. If this weren’t billed as a true story, I would have dismissed what happened next as too circumstantial and fabricated. The movie quickly evolves into nonstop drama, and though I can tell from many positive reviews that people loved this – I found it made watching much of the movie as tortuous as living through the actual tsunami.

4. Acting

   Very Good 3.5

   Naomi Watts is a drama machine. Major kudos to her acting in this
   Ewan McGregor is more than decent – but he looks minor compared to Naomi
   Tom Holland is my pick for the film – he suffers from seeming a bit too adult in spots, but otherwise does a great job as the kid with a will to survive.

5. Male Stars Very Good 3.5

6. Female Stars Very Good 3.5

7. Female Costars Very Good 3.5

8. Male Costars Very Good 3.5

10. Film

    OK 2.5

11. Direction OK 2.5

12. Play OK 2.5

13. Music OK 2.5

14. Visuals OK 2.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Risqué 1.7

17. Sex Titillating 1.7

18. Violence Fierce 1.7

19. Rudeness Salty 1.7

21. Reality

    Glib 1.3

22. Circumstantial Glib 1.3

23. Biological Glib 1.3

24. Physical Glib 1.3