The Mercy

2018

PG-13

1h 42m

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5.9/10

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In 1968, Donald Crowhurst, an amateur sailor, endangers the fate of his family and business, and his own life, blinded by his ambition to compete in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, attempting to become the first person in history to single-handedly circumnavigate the world without making any stopover.

Directors

James Marsh

Writers

Scott Z. Burns(writer by)

Stars

Colin Firth

Rachel Weisz

David Thewlis

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Donald Crowhurst

Clare Crowhurst

Rodney Hallworth

Ronald Hall

'Miss Teignmouth'

Ian Wheeler

Ian Milburn

Sir Francis Chichester

Rachel Crowhurst

Stanley Best

James Crowhurst

Simon Crowhurst

Dennis Herbstein

Mr. Hughes

Mrs. Hughes

Sara Milburn

Mr. Elliot

Sidney Rawle

Directors

James Marsh

Writers

Scott Z. Burns(writer by)

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6/10

I like Colin First enough to cut his films some slack sometimes, and this is one of those times. I thought the movie was entertaining overall, and well acted. At the same time I had a couple of problems with it. One was that I found the family flashbacks while he was at sea to be distracting. It wasn’t a big thing, but they didn’t seem meaningful or well placed as far as furthering the plot or his character. The other issue was perhaps because I wasn’t paying close enough attention, but a few gaps emerged for me as far as knowing what he was doing during the voyage. It made sense to me when I researched his story a bit, but until then there as some confusion for me. But I wouldn’t discourage anyone for watching it for that or any other reason.

narrator5626 Jan, 2021