True Spirit

Name: True Spirit
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Sport, Family
Released: February 3, 2023
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 50
Cast: Alice Haig, Alyla Browne, Anna Paquin, Bridget Webb, Cliff Curtis

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): February 3, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Alice Haig, Alyla Browne, Anna Paquin, Bridget Webb, Cliff Curtis, Freya Callaghan, Joey Vieira, Josh Lawson, Mezi Atwood, Molly Wright, Stacy Clausen, Teagan Croft, Todd Lasance

Summary: When Australian teenager Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world, she must overcome her greatest fear as she navigates the world’s most challenging stretches of ocean. Based on a true story. [Netflix]

Director: Sarah Spillane

Genre(s): Adventure, Biography, Drama, Sport, Family

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 109 min

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Stephanie Zacharek

Feb 2, 2023

Directed by Australian filmmaker Sarah Spillane, the picture is appealingly breezy, though it does have its share of tense moments involving killer waves and charcoal-toned stormy skies. Mostly, it’s an anthem of teenage independence and daring, the story of one young woman who set her sights on a dream while still a child and willed it into reality just a few years later. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Feb 6, 2023

True Spirit doesn’t add anything fresh to the genre, just fresh faces and Aussie pluck, with even the tunes . . . pretty much on the nose. But that’s what “feel good” movies often are, comfort food, with the occasional surprise, a “darkest hour,” a little pathos and a lot of heart. Read full review

Noel Murray

Feb 3, 2023

Give credit to Spillane for making sure that this movie isn’t just about the heartwarming highs, but about the hard work it took to reach them. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Feb 3, 2023

Watson's memoir and the 2010 documentary about her achievement, "210 Days," are altogether more thorough and nuanced looks at this story, though of course that's nearly always true of documentaries that tell the same story as works of fiction. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Feb 2, 2023

The message of manifesting your goals reigns supreme, which is great, but it’s worth mentioning that Watson’s willpower benefits from the privileges of financial security, family support and a curmudgeonly-turned-selfless coach. Read full review

The Guardian Luke Buckmaster

Feb 3, 2023

The cast of True Spirit had no such chance: the schmaltz and mushiness overpower everything. The film’s daytime-soap vibes render an unquestionably inspiring true story into an experience that feels so false, so rinky-dink, I had to remind myself it was based on real life. Read full review

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Mauro_Lanari

Feb 5, 2023

(Mauro Lanari)
Average survival biopic: well, it's ok. And then? Why is the survivor's syndrome never told?

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Apr 23, 2023

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