Movie Reviews

The Light Between Oceans

SPOILER:
Lucy is reunited unwillingly with her biological mother.

Movie Trailer:

Movie Title:
The Light Between Oceans

Parental Rating:
M

Release Date:
1 September 2016

Genre/s:
Romance/Drama

Movie Length:
2h 13m

Rotten Tomatoes:
61%

Starring:
Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson

Overview:
Tom, a war veteran, and his wife are a childless couple who find a baby lost at sea and adopt her. However, when the child's biological mother enters their lives, their happy family falls apart.

Any Sequels, Reboots or Remakes?
No

Adapted from a book/any other media?
Adapted from The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman.

Any Sensitive Topics/TW?
Sex, Miscarriage

Movie Poster:

My recommendation on Age Group
12+

First time I watched the movie
Age 11 (2017)

My opinions the first time I watched
I thought the movie was absolutely beautiful and I cried quite a few times. I felt such a bond with these characters and I just knew this was going to be a favourite of mine.

My opinions on the movie now
Still tear-jerking and still feel so connected and attached to Isabel, Tom & Lucy-Grace. It really shows a mother's love in the film with Isabel suffering the two miscarriages and then having to give Lucy-Grace up to her biological mother and then fighting and even possibly sending her husband to jail to get Lucy-Grace back. And though I do feel sorry for Hannah in the film, I can't stress enough that she said that she's going to put the child's best interests first but then when being the child's best interest to go back to Isabel, she won't give her back. I understand that Lucy-Grace is her biological daughter but if she really wants to put the child first she should give her back to Isabel.

My favourite character
Lucy-Grace (Florence Clery/Caren Pistorius)

My favourite ship if I have one
Tom & Isabel

My Rating:
10/10

Would I watch this again?
Yes

09/09/21
Age 15