I was a little surprised to see this movie score below at least 6.5, and my initial thought was the usual "don't make entertainment out of a real life tragedy"-remark, but it seems to be the opposite in this case. Sure I was a bit bummed by some of the technical inaccuracies as well (hole being a lot bigger etc), but when I realized that this movie is more about John's story than the rescue effort, the movie grew immensely on me. It is mostly flashbacks and conversation all in all, but it's there for a purpose; to make you feel for the main guy as opposed to just watch the technical aspects of a failed rescue mission that there are tons of videos about on Youtube.
I don't think it's cringe either, most of it is well acted and it makes the ending so much more heart wrenching. I see people here complaining about not immediately getting the little plot twist which is thoroughly explained - I personally thought that was a touching little detail.
Try to think of it as Titanic - there's more to the story than a ship sinking in the Atlantic, but if you really just want to see the technical aspects of the sinking, maybe you should watch a doc instead. This is a very emotionally driven movie, and if you're not an emotional viewer it might not be for you.
I don't think it's cringe either, most of it is well acted and it makes the ending so much more heart wrenching. I see people here complaining about not immediately getting the little plot twist which is thoroughly explained - I personally thought that was a touching little detail.
Try to think of it as Titanic - there's more to the story than a ship sinking in the Atlantic, but if you really just want to see the technical aspects of the sinking, maybe you should watch a doc instead. This is a very emotionally driven movie, and if you're not an emotional viewer it might not be for you.