This movie tries hard, very hard, to make its characters so compelling that you really root for them and expect that somehow they will overcome extreme odds and make back home safely. Alas, it doesn't quite pull it off. The only character I feel any real compassion for is the George Clooney character as a modern day Ahab obsessed with making the catch he needs to make his boat expedition profitable. Even so, it is all a set up for one of the more downbeat endings ever put on the screen.
The stormy special effects are the best ever portrayed for a disaster at sea movie.
The stormy special effects are the best ever portrayed for a disaster at sea movie.