TelegraphNaomi Watts and Ewan McGregor star in a raw, frightening film about the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami
TelegraphImpossible, directed by JA Bayona and starring Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Geraldine Chaplin follows a family a...
Total FilmMarshalling formidable technique and force of feeling, Bayonas tale of courage and empathy in the face of catastrophe fulfil...
Chicago Sun-TimesThe tsunami that devastated the Pacific Basin in the winter of 2004 remains one of the worst natural disasters in history.
Rolling StoneThe film is a remarkable visual achievement, made more affecting by the depth the actors bring to their characters.
Chicago TribuneWith a mixture of practical and digital trickery, we experience the unthinkable in The Impossible firsthand.
The Philadelphia InquirerThe Impossible is primal stuff, a tribute to the power of family, to the determination of a mother and father, defying natur...
New York Daily NewsWhen it's over, you will feel enlightened, drained and grateful just to walk away.
The New York TimesThere is a troubling complacency and a lack of compassion in The Impossible, which is less an examination of mass destructio...
Washington PostIt's not a momentous story about heroism writ large, but an intimate tale of the small acts of kindness and connection that ...
New York PostThe Impossible is worth checking out for the acting and effects, but it's a shame that Bayona couldn't have approached the s...
Los Angeles TimesIt is the kind of ode to the human spirit that you hope comes along, and not just during the holiday season.
The GuardianEwan McGregor produces a sledgehammer performance as a father floundering in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami in an intelli...
Film School RejectsJ.A. Bayona does a fine job of providing the right amount of dread prior to the tsunami. The performances are good all aroun...
IGN MoviesAt times, The Impossible can feel emotionally draining and even exceedingly romantic, but the film more than makes up for it...
Entertainment WeeklySay a prayer that The Impossible is the closest that you or I or anyone anywhere will get to the kind of catastrophe that ma...
ReelViewshe Impossible is a disaster movie. Not a Dean Devlin/Roland Emmerich/Michael Bay/Jerry Bruckheimer disaster movie, but a dis...
Film School RejectsUnforgettable visuals helped create an immersive experience, riveting performances from the entire cast, and a well-placed s...
TelegraphNaomi Watts and Ewan McGregor do some of their strongest work for years in melodrama The Impossible
The GuardianNaomi Watts and Ewan McGregor shine in this affecting and powerful true story of a family caught up in the Asian tsunami
JobloIn the end, THE IMPOSSIBLE is all about the need for hope against impossible odds. While HBO's TSUNAMI: THE AFTERMATH probab...
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Partial Film Information
Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
Writer: Sergio G. Sánchez
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Tom Holland
Release: 2012
Writer: Sergio G. Sánchez
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Tom Holland
Release: 2012
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