In the Heart of the Sea
Warner Bros. | Release Date: December 11, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 47 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
32
Negative:
4
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38
New York PostLou LumenickDec 10, 2015
Presenting a “true” adventure about a giant whale that supposedly inspired “Moby-Dick” raises tsunami-high expectations about In the Heart of the Sea that are crushed as thoroughly as if star Chris Hemsworth had brought down his “Thor” hammer on the entire enterprise. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTy BurrDec 10, 2015
In the Heart of the Sea plays as if the joke was real and everyone on the production had caved in. The result, as a movie, is a joke. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineChristopher GrayDec 8, 2015
The narrative is helplessly adrift, a yarn that extols vague grit and determination with no discernible through line. Read full review
0
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternDec 10, 2015
The script, by Charles Leavitt, is dead in the water, and the drama is too, despite billowing sails and pods of whales. Instead of “Jaws” it’s a turgid “Tails.” Read full review
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