The Light Between Oceans is a 2016 romantic period drama film written and directed by Derek Cianfrance and based on the 2012 novel of the same name by M. L. Stedman. An international co-production between DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media, and Heyday Films, the film stars Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Bryan Brown and Jack Thompson.
Movie Details :
- Directed by Derek Cianfrance
- Produced by : David Heyman, Jeffrey Clifford
- Screenplay by Derek Cianfrance
- Based on The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman
- Starring : Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson
- Music by Alexandre Desplat
- Cinematography Adam Arkapaw
- Edited by : Jim Helton, Ron Patane
- Production companies : DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media, Heyday Films
- Distributed by : Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures, Entertainment One
Synopsis :
Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender), a lighthouse keeper and war veteran, and his wife Isabel (Alicia Vikander) are living off the coast in post World War I Western Australia. One day, the couple rescue a baby girl who has washed up on an adrift rowboat and decide to informally adopt her as their own, whom they name Lucy. But as Lucy grows older, Tom and Isabel discover the consequences of raising the child when a visit to the mainland and an encounter with a particular woman (Rachel Weisz) threatens to break apart their blissfully happy family.
Review :
The Light Between Oceans (2016) Movie Review By Slant Magazine
Derek Cianfrance’s film is a beautifully sustained study in adult themes of emotional crisis.
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Rating : 3/4
The Light Between Oceans (2016) Movie Review By Rogers Movienation
It’s a romance novel, a romantic fable, brought to life by a pretty good cast that cannot make it more than is, that cannot give it more meaning and make it less frustrating than novelist M.L. Stedman intended.
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Rating : 2.5/4
The Light Between Oceans (2016) Movie Review By IGN
Though Vikander’s character is mildly unconvincing, The Light Between Oceans is a heartrending story of love and loss. Cianfrance captivates with characters unfolding in an uncomfortably vulnerable light where their physical responses may not be right but are oddly justifiable as it’s impossible to predict how anyone would act under such distressing circumstances.
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Rating : 7.7/10
The Light Between Oceans (2016) Movie Review By Cine-Vue
Adapted by Cianfrance himself, The Light Between Oceans feels overly tied to its previous form.
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Rating : 2/5
The Light Between Oceans (2016) Movie Review By The Wrap
It’s 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 the kind that Thomas Hardy might have written, the movie veers off into Nicholas Sparks territory instead.
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The Light Between Oceans (2016) Movie Review By Variety
The Light Between Oceans winds up taking one too many self-serious twists and turns. The film earns its darkness, but it might have been even more affecting if it didn’t shrink from the light.
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The Light Between Oceans (2016) Movie Review By The Guardian
The Light Between Oceans isn’t subtle – that swoony title should tip you off – and it’s a fair way from the realist grit of the less obviously commercial pictures Cianfrance has made previously. There’s more corn in the recipe here, a bit more ham and cheese. But he carries it off with forthright defiance and with strong, heartfelt, ingenuous performances from Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender.
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Rating : 4/5
The Light Between Oceans (2016) Movie Review By New York Observer
A mesmerizing, engrossing and beautifully made cinematic experience, rare as a pink unicorn, that enchants for more than two hours and makes you wish for at least one hour more.
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Rating : 4/4
The Light Between Oceans (2016) Movie Review By Screencrush
In The Light Between Oceans there are no easy answers, no wrongdoers or heroes. The filmmaker empathizes with each of his characters through their heartbreak, raising difficult questions about mourning, parenting and betrayal. The film will be remembered for its performances, but it should also be remembered for its messy, realistic examination of the complicated decisions we’re faced with in life.
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Rating : 7/10
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