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Grip Your Seat for The Finest Hours: Movie Review

I was able to attend an early screening to facilitate this review. All opinions are 100% mine.

I’m sure by now you’ve heard of the new Disney movie that hit theaters last night – and you can probably guess it’s quite intense! Be ready to Grip Your Seat for The Finest Hours – because you’ll be taken for a ride in this amazing film based on an incredible true story!

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First of all, let me say that this is one of those movies you do NOT want to leave for a bathroom break during pretty much any of it! After a short ‘introduce the story’ bit at the start, your taken through a terrifying adventure with these brave men. In 1952, an oil tanker split in half during a crazy storm – leaving 32 survivors on board miles from any land, in half a ship. They’ll have to work together to buy themselves some time, hoping someone will come to the rescue. Luckily, genius Ray Sybert (Casey Affleck) has some ideas to overcome the impossible.

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With winds quickly approaching hurricane strength, and 70 ft. high waves getting more fierce by the minute, four members of the coast guard take on what would likely be a suicide mission in the hopes of reaching the ship in time. Led by Bernie Webber (Chris Pine), a by-the-book type of guy who had just gotten engaged to his sweetheart, Miriam (Holliday Grainger) they head out in a small lifeboat in the frigid temperatures.

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Even though some of the team had their differences in the past, they have to overcome their issues if they stand a chance at survival, much less a rescue.

Grip Your Seat for The Finest Hours: Movie Review by BusyMomsHelper.com

Grip Your Seat for The Finest Hours: Movie Review by BusyMomsHelper.com

Miriam gets her first glimpse into what life as a coast-guard wife would be as she fears  never seeing Bernie again. She was one of my favorite people, though, with her spit-fire personality and no fear of standing up to the men!

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Guys, I’m afraid of water – so watching the insane storm at sea these men went through – when they had every excuse to turn back – really made me ache. I can’t even imagine! During the long drive home after the movie, Hubby and I talked tons about the different aspects, such as the in-half boat, the methods they used to survive, and how in the heck a small boat could even think of taking on these waves….

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And when I say the lifeboat was small – it was made to fit TWELVE people, including the 4 coast guard members already on board. There’s 32 survivors on that half-a-ship. I don’t want to ruin the ending – but trust me you’ll be on the edge of your seat for almost the entire movie, and may even shed some tears like I did!

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If you saw The Finest Hours – let me know what YOU thought!

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