• J.A. Bayona (The Orphanage) crafts a solid drama led by the ever reliable Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor.
  • You absolutely forget McGregor and Watts (Watts especially in a very good physical performance—she is bruised and battered) are movie stars—purely actors here
Watts is excellent here- and a strong slow-motion underground scene
  • Set up as the idyllic family—real, supportive, loving
Set up as the idyllic family—real, supportive, loving
  • The tsunami scene- remarkable, devastatingly tragic and powerful. The set design in the aftermath is praise-worthy as well
The tsunami scene- remarkable, devastatingly tragic and powerful. The set design in the aftermath is praise-worthy as well
  • I’ve seen the film 2-3 times and I always forget how long we’re just with Watts and Tom Holland (debut) and not McGregor and the two younger boys
  • A well-earned dramatic scene of the boys running into each other’s arms. It gets me very time- tender and moving
A well-earned dramatic scene of the boys running into each other’s arms. It gets me very time- tender and moving
  • Recommend but not in the top 10 of 212