The Whale
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
- Released:
- Runtime: 117 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Samantha Morton, Ty Simpkins, Hong Chau, Sathya Sridharan, Huck Milner, Ryan Heinke, Ryan Heinke, Huck Milner, Jacey Sink
- Director: Darren Aronofsky
Comments
- billsfan-46428 - 27 June 2024
Amazing
Simply put, this film is a masterpiece. The acting is first rate, with main character Brendan Fraser putting on an award winning, through the roof performance.
The overlay of Moby Dick and its main character Captain Ahab is masterful and hits the mark. The dark filming with constant raining sets the mood perfectly.
The support cast is also fantastic with an exceptional stand-out performance by Sadie Sink as Fraser's daughter.
If this film doesn't hit you between the eyes with you bawling your eyes out in the final 10 minutes, then check into an emergency room and have them check your pulse!
I loved this movie! - MJB784 - 23 April 2024
The Whale was difficult, but rewarding.
I haven't seen the play it's based on, but I would imagine filming almost an entire movie on a single set being boring. While some of this drags, the makeup and Brendan Fraiser's performance are what mostly makes The Whale work and both won well deserved Oscars. His relationship with the caretaker who visits is interesting, too. We learn also that he is a professor for English in an opening scene on zoom which was kind of weird seeing his giant face in a square screen with other students, but still good and so are the scenes with his daughter, who he hasn't seen in a long time. I don't really think the Morman visiting was necessary and there isn't a whole lot to express on a filmmaking level, but I admired a lot of the story and performances.
