Movie #730 ........................"The Impossible"

Movie #730 "The Impossible" was a very entertaining film ---my eyes never turned away from this arduous journey of survival. It starts out with 10 minutes of getting-to-know the family, and then the tsunami hits, and the mother and son spend the next 45 minutes trying to find each other and then trying to save each other from the treacherous water; finally, we spend the rest of the time with dad trying to find his kids, and getting reunited with all of them (I'm not giving anything away, because you know there is someone surviving this because she wrote the book!) It's not a movie for anyone, because it depicts a lot of people dying and in a lot of pain, but it is well acted, by everyone, including the kids (one in particular, the oldest son --- unbelievably good, as good as the little girl in the "Beasts" film and she's nominated for an AA! hmmm) Some critics came down hard on this film because the family had money and they felt the movie should have opened up and been more about the other people that were involved in the story. I could tell that they had money, and I was very cognizant watching the moneyed family being catered to over the others --- so I think the point came across, but the critics were right in that it is not the focus at all here..........but then, there should be more movies about this topic, because it is certainly worthwhile to follow a lot more stories of people who experienced this tragedy and how it changed their lives (perhaps even took their lives). Such a story! So very, very, very, very sad! But also uplifting as to the power of love and family! I give it 4 stars out of 5 The Impossible 2012 PG-13 Tracking one family's harrowing experiences, this gripping drama depicts the chaos generated by the massive 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia. On December 26, Maria, Henry and their sons are vacationing in Thailand when unthinkable disaster strikes. Cast:Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin, Oaklee Pendergast, Marta Etura, Sonke Mohring, Geraldine Chaplin Genre:Drama