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About the Movie
Lighthouse keeper Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender) and radiant, spirited Isabel (Alicia Vikander) live together in married bliss on a remote, rugged island off the coast of Australia. But their windswept world is turned upside down when Isabel learns that she’s unable to bear a child. One day, a drifting lifeboat washes ashore with a crying baby in it. The dilemma the couple now face will echo far beyond the island, engulfing and irrevocably impacting their world – and that of a stranger (Rachel Weisz) – in a passionate story about love, hope, and a fateful choice.
Credits
Actors
- Michael Fassbender
- Alicia Vikander
- Rachel Weisz
- Bryan Brown
- Jack Thompson
- Garry McDonald
- Jane Menelaus
- Anthony Hayes
- Leon Ford
- Florence Clery
- Thomas Unger
- Gerald Bryan
- Benedict Hardie
- Emily Barclay
- Stephen Ure
- Peter McCauley
- Jonathan Wagstaff
- Elizabeth Hawthorne
- Rosella Hart
- Michael Wallace
- Peter Hayden
- Gary Blackman
- Carmel McGlone
- Jeffrey Thomas
- Edwin Lancashire
- Dean Morganty
- Elsa May
- Kerrie Waterworth
- John Bach
- Marshall Napier
- Hilary Norris
- Miriam Noonan
- Caren Pistorius
- Graham Warman
- George Vozar
- Georgie Gascoigne
- Imogen Wilmhurst
- Lucy Wilmhurst
- Emily Wilmhurst
- Elliot Newbery
- Evangeline Newbery
- Christine Foote
Director
Screenwriter
Producers
Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
59%- Reviews Counted: 205
- Fresh: 121
- Rotten: 84
- Average Rating: 6.2/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: 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, can't keep its head above water.
Rotten: I suspect a doomed romance of another sort has unfurled: Acclaimed indie director falls for slush bucket best-seller and thinks he can "redeem" it with great cinematography and Oscar-winning actors.
Fresh: The Light Between Oceans is stunning to see, and the performances are of the highest caliber, but it's all packaged in a story that just doesn't earn its stay, or our tears.
Fresh: Contrivances and melodrama aside, it is emotionally true and that's often the most important thing for a film of this nature.
Customer Reviews
Critics are idiots, I've realized
This movie was by far the best film I've seen in years. I came away from it, unable to even compare it to other movies because I can't remember one that came close to having such an impactful message of love and forgiveness. Critics have slammed this film because it dares to break the mold of modern films, and actually hail back to a time when people had the patience and the attention span to watch a feature length film without getting bored if there weren't explosions and fight scenes every 15 minutes. I don't want to give anything away because it is a visual and emotional experience that one should see without any spoilers. All I can say is, watch this movie.
Warning: this is an adult-audience film, with a few bed scenes.
Blown away
Incredible performances by the two of them
Two Sides To Every Coin
Movie did a great job of illustrating the "Janus Effect". Talented cast, great acting and beautiful setting deliver the message of right & wrong, forgiveness & resentment and desires & virtues.
What bothered & confused me [spoiler alert], was that although the bio-mom embraced her husband's adage of forgiveness, why didn't she teach it to her daughter by allowing daughter to visit Tom & Isabel?
I would recommend this movie. It has an overall good message.
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- $19.99
- Genre: Drama
- Released: 2016
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