Dir: Juan Antonio Bayona. Spain-US. 2012. 107mins
An extraordinary account of true events from the 2004 tsunami, The Impossible cannot fail to move even the hardest heart. Bravura filmmaking captures a visceral, pulse-racing sense of the chaos and carnage when nature was unleashed. Fearless, committed performances convey an authentic sense of the appalling human suffering that resulted.
The combination is overwhelming in what becomes a harrowing celebration of the human spirit and the indomitable will to survive. Critical acclaim and the word of mouth generated by such a raw emotional experience should translate into hefty theatrical returns around the world.
Five years after The Orphanage, director Juan Antonio Bayona returns with a film that is very different but just as atmospheric and haunting. When Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three sons arrive at Khao Lak, Thailand on December 24, 2004 it felt like a paradise on earth.
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