I just saw "In the Heart of the Sea" tonight. (no spoilers)

[scarletwoman]

Oh well. I think it could have been a very cool movie, but I have to say, the lead actor - Chris Hemsworth - sucked so bad it was hard to watch.

Fabulous cinematography, fabulous special effects, amazing sets, interesting story, some incredible white knuckle action sequences, and what should have been a deeply heartrending story line - all rendered so much less effective than they should have been because they cast an utterly talentless, shallow, characterless pretty boy as the lead. Such a waste!

I wanted to love it, it seemed like such a cool story. I've loved the book, Moby Dick since I was 14 years old. I had no idea until now that it was apparently based on some true events (if the book on which the movie was based is to be believed - I'd never heard of it before).

But, damn. I can't figure out how anyone involved in the movie thought such a useless non-actor like Chris Hemsworth was worthy of the role he was given. If you're willing to overlook the cringe factor of watching Hemsworth attempting to emote, there's definitely some good stuff worth watching. But you might just want to wait until it shows up on cable, and save the price of movie ticket.