Eric Johnson

The Finest Hours is a weak film if you are into true stories. It will not blow you away and there are countless examples of better made historical disaster dramas out there. The extras are too short to make a lasting impact, which solidifies the complete averageness of the film.

February of 1952 brought about an epic winter storm off the coast of Cape Cod, the Coast Guard made one of history’s bravest attempts at rescuing a split in half oil tanker (one of two ships demolished that evening). The new film, The Finest Hours is the account of those events. I had very high hopes for this film, based on true events. The Finest Hours having a wonderful cast, Chris Pine plays le...[Read More]