The Light Between Oceans

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  • 2017


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$ 25 Million
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Average Rating 3.3/5
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3.2
Fassbenders reliable, monolithic steeliness as a broken soldier makes sense in this context.But if the drama is purely abstract, Vikander didnt get th .. Av Club
4.5
But shes superb too, remaining sympathetic even as the film gets into its slightly shaky third act. Den Of Geek
3.5
Dont worry, he still serves up an endless buffet of unhinged emotions and extreme close ups (every one of Vikanders individual tears has enough screen .. Indie Wire
1.5
But this is a widescreen ode to the beauty of absolution, told with such constant sincerity that you cant help but want to forgive its flaws. Indie Wire
3.5
Melodrama has its virtues, but in the case of The Light Between Oceans, a bit more emotional specificity may have helped the characters feel more like .. We Got This Covered
2.5
Instead, like its title, The Light Between the Oceans is neither here nor there. Austin Chronicle
3.0
This is his most mainstream film yet, a sweeping romantic drama, and while its often beautiful and moving, emotionally it never quite sticks. Time Out
2.5
Poignant and frustrating in equal measure, The Light Between Oceans aspires to be an elegant melodrama, but the intelligence that director Derek Cianf .. Screen Daily
3.5
You dont feel invested in the characters, despite great performances. ETimes (TOI)
3.5
You dont feel invested in the characters, despite great performances. ETimes (TOI)
3.0
Its a very pretty film with really strong performances from Fassbender and Vikander. Collider
4.5
Taken piecemeal, theres plenty to enjoy with The Light Between Oceans. Collider
3.5
If youre going to be on top of faces, these are good faces to be on top of.Vikander is an extraordinary actress, emotionally translucent maybe even wo .. Vulture
2.9
The Light Between Oceans wants to sweep us up and hold us in its lachrymose thrall for two hours with a combination of beautiful mise en scene and per .. Paste Magazine
3.1
Great drama requires trust.The director has to trust his actors to convey the complexity of the human experience without smothering their performances .. Rogerebert
4.0
Cianfrance, the director of Blue Valentine and The Place Beyond the Pines, has come to Venice with a tour de force weepie albeit one that loses none o .. Telegraph
3.5
But the way Cianfrance unfolds a story, measures its pace, and crafts characters through such defined and nuanced moments fall in line with novelized .. The Young Folks
4.5
Given its over two hours long run time, its languid pace doesnt help. The Young Folks
2.0
Ultimately, I just cant recall the last time Ive ever seen Michael Fassbender be this bored or this boring. Cinema Blend
4.0
Its also clear as Tom withdraws even further into masculine silence, and Isobel and Hannah go to predictable pieces that its not going to be a very di .. Ny Daily News
3.0
Visually, however, The Light Between Oceans is Cianfrances most accomplished directorial effort to date. Screen Rant
3.1
But reversing Tolstoys dictum about unhappy families, tragedy makes this one generic. The Globe And Mail
2.5
Pretty sure I spotted a credit at the end of the movie for a tear bucket grip. Philly
4.5
It is 1918.Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender) is an Australian veteran of World War I who wants to find work that will provide him with a sanctuary o .. Spirituality And Practice
2.2
Fassbender is a past master of quiet intensity, and simmers profusely here. One Guys Opinion
3.1
Its an evocative period piece based on a best selling novel, an era and an exotic setting beautifully captured and lavishly photographed. Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
10 1 5 / 10 Writer/director Derek Cianfrance has developed a reputation for quality work. Blu Ray
2.0
The lead actors all weep convincingly, yet Fassbender and Vikander seem too awkward together to have been living side by side for years. Chicago Reader
3.8
Look at this situation just a level beneath that surface one, and it becomes something else entirely. Mark Reviews Movies
1.0
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be trapped in a lighthouse on a remote Australian island with two incredibly dull people who cry a lot .. The Times
4.0
Tweet The Light Between Oceans Jim Lane By This article was published on 09.08.16 Dance like nobody is watching even though everybody is watching.Adve .. News Review
3.0
Its a film that has moments of buoyancy but that rapidly gets soggy. Radio Times
4.5
Unfortunately, all involved run aground and somewhat come apart on the cinematic shoals. Screen It
4.0
Fassbender has relatively few lines but his face is a landscape of seething moral anguish and guilt. Independent
2.5
Fassbenderand Vikander, who fell in love during the making of the film, fully commit to their roles and hold us in their grip. The movie, sad to say, .. Rolling Stone
2.0
Whereas Sweden was commonly held up as a political economic Third Way between the capitalist West and the communist Iron Curtain, the budding or chafi .. Pop Matters
3.5
Its a grand, old school saga full of sacrifice and betrayal and loss, and just when the audience is gearing up for a powerfully tragic resolution of t .. The Wrap
3.8
Its most breathtaking visuals are of landscapes and the sea, while dramatic figures move through the foreground expressing love, loss and remorse. News Day
1.5
Theres only so much intellectual angst and emotional torment you can wring from wide angle shots of rolling waves, from the constant howling of powerf .. Film Journal
1.5
Ultimately, The Light Between Oceans is a hokey period romance masquerading as a morality tale. Hindustan Times
2.0
Instead of tear jerking, this approach eventually sees the audience dry eyed with irritation. The Guardian
4.0
Theres something extravagant and frankly preposterous about its sadness and its tale of romantic sacrifice: a crazy mix of Nicholas Sparkss Message in .. The Guardian
3.0
Gorgeous cinematography and an equally gorgeous cast cant save the melodramatic The Light Between Oceans from itself. Az Central
4.5
The gorgeous new period drama The Light Between Oceans does know what its looking for. Npr
3.1
Instead its a relic of a simpler time crusted with rust and cobwebs. Star Tribune
4.4
To the films credit, it manages to wind its way to an ending that is both honest and emotionally fulfilling; that is, it doesnt end cynically or in tr .. Q Network
3.8
The whole thing is feverishly earnest and more than a little manipulative, but its also possibly the prettiest two hours of emotional masochism so far .. Ew
3.5
Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander in The Light Between Oceans. Slate
3.0
Its weighty, awards seeking stuff but, with both his laboriously worthy screenplay and overwrought direction, Cianfrance seems to have buckled under t .. Flim List
1.5
Without this solid foundation, the strong performances and captivating original story are brought down. Film Inquiry
3.0
Pairing those two actors together is undeniably smart casting theyre a terrific team and the films greatest strength. Empire
3.5
Obviously contrived and emotionally manipulative, its inherent ethical dilemma generates real empathy, since all the characters must make incredible s .. Susang Ranger
5.0
The basic outline is deceptively simple, but the 132 minute length fleshes out the human elements with more details than you can imagine.One of the st .. Observer
4.0
Grief is palpable in this beautiful, heartbreaking drama, intensified by Fassbender, Vikander, and Weisz excellent performances. Common Sense Media
3.8
Can monsters act with honor.Can a mother ever make up for time lost Sf Gate
5.0
Verdict: A brooding drama that shines bright. The Light Between Oceans, based on the novel by M.L. Stedman is a period romantic drama directed by Dere .. Book My Show
4.5
Stand back from this fable and examine it for logic, and you see how nonsensical it is. New Yorker
3.8
Derek Cianfrances film is a beautifully sustained study in adult themes of emotional crisis. Slant Magazine
1.5
The Light Between Oceans isnt as clear sighted about a lot else, including the title. The New Indian Express
3.1
Nominally, The Light Between Oceans refers to the beacons location at the geographic point where the Indian and Pacific meet, but it could just as eas .. Washington Post
5.0
Mr. Fassbender and Ms. Vikander make one of the most compelling pairs of screen lovers in the grand David O. Selznick tradition that Ive come across i .. The New York Times
2.8
As a morality play that will surely leave the audience contemplating what they might have done in the situation, The Light Between Oceans mostly works .. The Film Stage
3.1
It ends up more of a study in moral and ethical decision making, than as an emotional catharsis or release, but its a worthy journey nonetheless. Chicago Tribune
3.8
Its attentive to micro shifts of actorly emotion and to the play of light on spindrift.Some audiences may be bored. Boston Globe
2.5
The production is beautiful to look at but this feels like a Lifetime movie given the A list treatment. Reeling Reviews
2.8
Too earnest Too serious.Too beautifully acted, the cinematography too sun drenched, the pianos too tinkly. Uproxx
3.8
Its a well made, serious drama arriving in an era when those qualities rarely describe multiplex fare. ReelViews
1.5
The cathartic pleasures of a good old fashioned weepie are promised and then never delivered in Derek Cianfrances handsome but curiously lifeless The .. Hollywood Reporter
4.5
Cianfrance handled similar adversity with more compassion in his previous films, the dark romantic drama Blue Valentine and the sprawling family epic .. The Atlantic
4.0
How hard can life be This hard. If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. Standard
4.0
How effectively The Light Between Oceans earns your own tears I misted up a little, almost out of a sense of duty will likely depend on your susceptib .. Los Angeles Times
3.8
The bad news is that it tends to drown in melodramatic excess as it limps towards the finish line.Until that point, however, this can be an impressive .. Movie Freak
3.8
It earns its tears.Thats because writer director Derek Cianfrance is in total control of his material. Detroit News
4.5
The film earns its darkness, but it might have been even more affecting if it didnt shrink from the light. Variety
3.8
Specifically, Derek Cianfrance describes his new film as a John Cassavetes movie in a David Lean landscape, and its the Cassavetes esque deep dive int .. Groucho Reviews
1.5
It doesnt help that not much happens in the story once Weiszs character arrives. Firstpost
3.2
The Light Between Oceans is an effective melodrama, but the lingering sensation the film leaves after its end is that it might have been much more. Consequence Of Sound
2.0
But where Blue Valentine left you in tears, and the flawed The Place Beyond the Pines engaged emotionally, this film leaves you cold. Hey U Guys
3.1
The restless tide is apt to bring in anything, a character observes in The Light Between Oceans, Derek Cianfrances handsomely earnest melodrama. The Star
2.8
The scope and scale of the picture can be quite grand too; the cinematic qualities of windswept tragedy and sea pounding anguish are quite powerful at .. The Play List
3.0
That isnt to say the movie doesnt work; it just doesnt land as hard as Cianfrance clearly wants it to. Now Toronto
4.4
Its well acted and gorgeous to watch, but the films greatest accomplishment may be the way it starts off with a shallow kind of Hollywood romance and .. Deseret News
4.5
It is easy to get lost in this film Cianfrance articulates and expresses the emotions and dilemmas of the characters so beautifully.Haunting and unfor .. Urban Cine File
4.0
Its sad stuff, sure but ultimately its just boring and dull especially after two and a half hours and no amount of Oscar award winning actors or direc .. Film Ink
3.5
But along the way its passionately gripping and much more than the cliche of a tear jerking romance. The Age
4.5
That a movie has us reflecting on the human condition rather than whether there will be a sequel does send one unmistakable message. Maki At The Movies
4.5
Tension and release is the driving principle of a tearjerker, where every good fortune is countered by something worse. La Weekly
2.8
Yet it ultimately proves fitting for the film too high minded to work as a blockbuster and not substantial enough to succeed as a prestige movie. Tamp A Bay
3.5
If you have tears prepare to shed them now in this touching tug of love drama This is one of those moral dilemma movies that will have you siding at o .. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
1.5
If this sounds like your cup of milky tea, The Light Between Oceans should satisfy, but not dazzle. Abc
2.5
Fassbender and Vikander, famously falling in love in real life while shooting the film, maintain a palpable chemistry despite all the haste. Nz Herald
3.0
The prospect of watching two charismatic actors literally fall in love on screen will either appeal tremendously, or make you a little queasy. Nz Herald
3.0
It never quite engages, perhaps due to a pace that plods, a running time of over two hours, and a mishandled third act. Flicks
4.4
A story so complex and heart wrenching that you cant figure out how it will endor even how you want it to.Weve officially entered fall movie season wi .. Red Eye Chicago
3.5
That being said, the movie is wonderfully written, beautifully acted and gorgeously photographed. Cleve Land
3.0
With a sweeping, picturesque setting and emotive performances, this dramatic epic will appeal to moviegoers who enjoy beautiful imagery and weepy roma .. Contact Music
3.8
There may be a place in cinema for such epic, sweepingly emotional tales (Scorseses The Age of Innocence certainly comes to mind), but this film, with .. Ar Kansas Online
4.0
These are all great themes, but great themes alone dont make a film good. Christianity Today
2.5
This is all lovely, if a little slow, stuff, watching Fassbender and Vikander fall in love on screen and in real life while clad in a series of fabulo .. Vanity Fair
2.0
The film about the baby: Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender in The Light Between Oceans Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander fell in love in rea .. The Arts Desk
4.0
This well constructed, beautiful film is a powerful reminder that life just doesnt forget our past never escapes us completely. The Sun
3.5
The iconoclastic director Derek Cianfrance brings a fierce visual grandeur to The Light Between Oceans, a film drama that recalls one of those Thomas .. Wsj
2.5
But if you enjoy movies like Notebook and Me Before You, this movie can absolutely blow you away too. FilmFare
2.5
Melodrama gets the best of everyone in a tale in which weighty ethical questions are presented with all the complexity of what ones obligation is when .. Patriot Ledger
4.4
1 of 7 View Caption This image released by Dreamworks II shows Jack Thompson in a scene from, The Light Between Oceans. Sltrib
3.0
Still, Vikander and Fassbender are adept and astute performers and Cianfrance is a director who trades in heart on sleeve emotions. Scmp
2.5
The Light Between Oceans: Soap gets in your teary eyes Were not doing anything wrong. Alicia Vikanders Isabel to Michael Fassbenders Tom, just as they .. Chicago Sun Times
3.0
Cianfrance veers the picture into melodramatic territory, artificially raising the tension as a means of piling on tragedy. Punch Drunk Critics
1.5
The Light Between Oceans is a painfully slow and obvious melodrama. I felt every second of its two hour and twelve minute runtime. Movie Web
0.0
Light is hardly the word to describe the melodramatic slog that awaits viewers in writer director Derek Cianfrances The Light Between Oceans. Sandiego Reader
4.5
I wanted to be played like a Stradivarius and got only the faintest of tugs on the heartstrings.Cianfrance isnt quite shameless enough for Stedmans bo .. News Week
3.0
In that sense its a disappointment.Taken as a movie that only slightly funks up the pageantry, however, its a solid and admirably muted melodrama, and .. Metro New York
3.5
Its a setup worthy of Greek tragedy, but it ends in a high flown whirlwind of confession and forgiveness. Film Comment
3.1
The high marks are present and littered frequently throughout. It begins with the heartbreaking turn from Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz as the dev .. Awards Circuit
3.1
The Light Between Oceans is easily one of the years most visually stunning films. Mercury News
4.0
The quality of the acting, directing and cinematography, however, manages to not just elevate what feels like a familiar (and at times contrived) stor .. The Skinny
1.8
Director Derek Cianfrance made a name for himself with 2011s Blue Valentine, a grounded and devastating observation of a marriage falling apart. Under The Radar Mag
3.0
Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikanders combined screen charisma could easily power the lighthouse by itself. What So
4.5
Not only is it thought provoking, it kneads a hole in your heart.Its unforgettable and haunting. Fresh Fiction
4.5
Even when the films efforts to evoke tears are a little too evident, Fassbender and Vikander ensure that everything feels, and looks, utterly genuine. Concrete Play Ground
4.4
Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander are two of the greatest actors working today. National Post
4.0
The film ends with footage of the real Desmond Doss, filmed in 2003; its a reminder that this almost unbelievable story is, indeed, true and that Doss .. The Australian
3.0
Writer director Derek Cianfrance skillfully covers the physical and emotional landscapes of M.L. Stedmans bestselling novel in this tempestuous tale o .. Sky
1.5
Further Beyond is alive, intellectually and emotionally, and it expects its audience to be also. New States Man
3.0
Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander couldnt be more picture perfect in this romantic melodrama. The New Paper
2.5
.Sadly, the director of The Light Between Oceans has never read the Oxford University Press Dictionary. Media Mikes
4.0
The Light Between Oceans is tragedy bordering on melodrama, but the strength and beauty of the tale is that everyones perspective makes perfect sense .. Toronto Sun
3.8
And really, the wonderful performances from Vikander and Fassbender (along with Weisz) make the movie worth the price of admission. Reel Talk Online
3.1
If Fritz Lang had made it as a noir, or if Douglas Sirk had made it as a weepie, it would have ended with some kind of tragic irony, some kind of shoc .. Sf Examiner
3.0
Fassbender and Vikander are world class actors who take an underdeveloped script and make it watchable, if not the weepfest that its shooting for. Blog Bullz Eye
2.0
This is a very pretty movie with a very compelling premise and very talented actors, but pacing, hazily conceived characters and a rather simplistic a .. Vue Weekly
3.1
Its the total opposite of a rom coms meet cute moment.Youll forgive it all the same. Hollywood Into To
2.5
There are times when the film manages to strike the right cord, but it is so taken by its own moments of sorrow that it languishes in self pity a litt .. Cairo 360
2.5
With strong acting as its anchor, breathtaking cinematography accompanies this tale guaranteed to tug on those heartstrings. Culture
4.0
Its a deeply moving story elevated by its beautiful setting and some phenomenal work from its two stars.
4.5
Adam Arkapaws masterful cinematography utilises a combination of the scenic epicness of David Lean, and the sobering intimacy of Sven Nykvists work wi .. Film Ireland
2.5
The film, despite its unquestionable beauty, is nothing but a skeleton of a great and timeless romance. Cambridge Day
2.5
Pictorial beauty in a David Lean sort of way and a mesmerizing quality might convince a viewer The Light Between Oceans, a contrived and emotionally m .. Honey Cutts Hollywood
3.0
One of his generations finest with a range that stretches to every genre except maybe comedy, Fassbenders performance is a masterstroke in subtlety an .. News
3.1
If calculated catharsis does not annoy you, then The Light Between Oceans could be the late summer movie for you. Film Festival Today
2.5
Derek Cianfrances adaptation of M.L. Stedmans The Light Between Oceans brings Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander together in a long, sometimes mel .. Adelaide Review
4.5
It will be a shame if director Derek Cianfrances art house style discourages a large audience from seeing the sweeping moral drama The Light Between O .. World Wng
3.4
The performances and luscious cinematography are highlights of The Light Between Oceans; it didnt overwhelm me with feels but certainly is a worthy en .. Schmoes Know
3.8
Scoff if you will, but The Light Between Oceans is a movie with heart, a quality thats far too rare in this era of bombastic filmmaking. Illinois Times
2.0
What better perch to attempt escaping the demons no armistice can squelch Aarp
4.5
The evolving moral quandary that is the films essence remains emotionally static. Saportare Port
2.5
All one can do, then, is patiently wait for all the pieces to play out while admiring performances much better than the trite script they are in. The Film File
3.0
The best thing about The Light Between Oceans is the performances. Splice Today
2.5
Oh, waitno, those tears will be your own.Bring a hankie or some tissues to The Light Between Oceans. Parade
3.5
It is an amazing performance that is only heightened by Vikanders own brilliant portrayal of Isabel. Huffing Ton Post
3.5
While it is well acted and well written, the execution does sometimes have a Hallmark Movie of the Week feel to it, heavy on the portentous drama and .. The Mercury
2.5
But that style might live better in an intimate indie than an old fashioned melodrama. Seattle Weekly
2.2
And all the while, Cianfrance, whose previous films are Blue Valentine and The Place Beyond the Pines, sits watching and studying their every move, wa .. City Beat
3.0
Barry Sonnenfield, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, Christopher Walken all fantastic talents behind a talking cat movie The strangest part is hes actual .. rachelsreviews.net
3.8
This movie will tug at your heart, with a satisfying finale that offers redemption and forgiveness. Reel Bob
4.4
This point marks a quarter of the films run time.The rest will be occasionally uplifting but more frequently sobering the melodramatic, peaks and vall .. M Live
2.5
Its the expectations that this movie comes with that torture its success. Ex Press
4.5
Grand weepies and visionary directors have their place, but this combination does both a disservice. Hot Press
2.5
The script fails to inventively explore the ethical quandaries of the three leads, and despite some moments of truly affecting emotion, The Light Betw .. All Movie
5.0
If you think this is going to lead to a happy ending, you havent been to the movies much. Daily Public
2.0
Isabel is giddy and child obsessed, spending most of the film oscillating between tears of ecstasy and tears of despondency. Four Three Film
3.3
All that is missing is children.Isabel becomes pregnant, but suffers two brutal miscarriages and falls into despair. Womens Voices For Change
3.5
As Lumet might have said, the story is just too heavy for its characters to bear. Spokane7
2.5
It doesnt help that most everyone is the wrong age: Fassbender is 39 in real life. Baltimore Magazine
3.1
Its far too easy to become overwrought and syrupy, and while the new movie has a lot going for it, it does eventually succumb to those watery depths. Sandiego Union Tribune
4.5
Improbably beautiful and improbably anguished, The Light Between Oceans offers exactly that experience. Signature Reads
1.5
And sure, Ill admit to shedding some tears myself by the end of the movie. S Fist
5.0
Sometimes you cant possibly, if you understand what that kind of loss is like. Buffalo
3.5
Its rare for a mainstream movie to lavish such time and attention on a womans yearning for a child and her requited maternal passion especially one di .. The Culture Trip
1.5
A story like The Light Between Oceans, used age appropriately, of course, could provide parents and teachers with a powerful opportunity to talk about ..
3.5
But the acting is good enough to assuage most doubts and the cinematography lovingly details the extraordinary scenery it inhabits. Huffington Post
3.5
The Light Between Oceans is stunning to see, and the performances are of the highest caliber, but its all packaged in a story that just doesnt earn it ..



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