The Burning Sea
Magnet Releasing | Release Date: February 25, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
65
Film ThreatRob RectorFeb 25, 2022
By taking its time setting the stakes for all involved, when the action strikes, its impact is witnessed more through the cast rather than a cadre of CGI explosions. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsFeb 25, 2022
The Burning Sea may ultimately be too uptight for its own good, but there’s enough here to satisfy disaster aficionados who’ve already been here before and only really want to root for more of the same. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 24, 2022
Any time you can top your tale of crisis, calamity and heroism with sacrifice, pathos and a hopeful message, you call that a “win,” in Hollywood or Aelsund. Read full review
58
IndieWireRobert DanielsFeb 25, 2022
For a movie so intuitively captivating, so visually extravagant, it very nearly papers over all its emotional weaknesses. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFeb 24, 2022
We get little more than a bland romance, smoothly professional special effects and a story that’s finally too predictable to raise the heart rate. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineClayton DillardFeb 23, 2022
The film drops any interest in the blurring of fact and fiction as it settles into a rote account of a contemporary oil rig catastrophe. Read full review
40
The GuardianLeslie FelperinMay 24, 2022
A regular beat of tension and release plays out as people get saved only to face new dangers, following the template of disaster films since the beginning of cinema, but it’s done well here. The visual effects are impressive, especially the water, which is so notoriously hard to animate. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayFeb 25, 2022
The film as a whole, though, never hits as hard as it should. The characters are too stock — generic enough that their personalities won’t distract from the looming apocalyptic trouble. Read full review
40
VarietyOwen GleibermanFeb 23, 2022
The movie has every right to be fiction, but the heart of its drama lies in its patina of plausibility. Read full review
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