IN THE HEART OF THE SEA

Plot:

An underachieving writer named Herman Melville (Whishaw) sets out for the docks of Nantucket to talk to someone who may possibly be the link to his breakout book. Once there he sits down to talk with Tom Nickerson (Gleeson) who was a cabin boy on a whale ship during 1820 that was sunk at sea by a giant white whale. He converses about his time aboard the whaling vessel The Essex when he was the age of 14 (Holland) and the power struggle between the ship's captain George Pollard (Walker) who was honored the position because of his name legacy and the first mate Owen Chase (Hemsworth) who is a well respected, seasoned whales man longing for his own ship to captain. The two tolerate each other with the objection of filling their vessel with enough whale oil barrels to satisfy the benefactors stateside. The journey would eventually take them deep within the sea and into a head on battle with the legendary giant white whale that would dismantle the ship leaving the crew shipwrecked and abandoned at sea for some 90 days. Nickerson must rehash the gruesome, nightmarish horrors that he and the remaining survivors experienced while seeking to be rescued.


Reel Talk:

This film is based on the actual events of the whale ship The Essex, the crew and their fateful encounter with a giant whale during 1820 that would lead author Herman Melville to write the fictional classic "MOBY DICK". Now like most films the truth is always distorted so please always research to find out the more accurate account to what really happened during that doomed adventure for The Essex, Captain Pollard, Owen Chase and crew. Still director Ron Howard did an excellent job with this movie along with the cast lead by Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy and Brendan Gleeson. I am pretty certain that this film will get nominated for some awards. A very insightful and entertaining movie that I say is worth the admission to check out, even if just for the historical enlightenment.

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Whishaw, Michelle Fairley and Tom Holland
Directed by: Ron Howard
Rated: PG-13

I give it 5 corn dogs.

By: THE REEL HUSTLER