It is a miserable story about a storm that hit the east coast of New England. It is a new mission undertaken by four people working on a small lifeboat that faces extremely cold temperatures and 70-foot high waves. These four people proceeded to rescue more than 30 sailors trapped on board the ship before it was too late.
The Disney "based on a true story" course is tried and true, and the end result is a movie that never manages much excitement or tension, despite trying so earnestly you almost root for it.
The crews of the Pendleton and of the CG-36500, which rescued them, demonstrated formidable courage and ingenuity in coming out of the devastating nor'easter alive. These folks deserve more than a middling January release.
Maybe it's just the History Channel junkie in me, but I would much rather be seeing a documentary about this mission than a trumped-up drama featuring brand-name actors and CGI squalls.
