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sentences that state something as happening or true
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5%
1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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67/100
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Entertainment
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
If you have an overwhelming fear of the ocean or being eaten by a whale, perhaps "Whalefall" isn't for you.
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Whalefall → have → you
But if you can stomach, well, being in the stomach of one of Earth's biggest mammals for about 90 minutes, you're in for a whale of a time.
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you → stomach → time
"Whalefall," adapted from the 2023 novel by Daniel Kraus, follows Jay Gardiner (Austin Abrams), a college student haunted by the passing of his cancer-stricken estranged father Mitt (Josh Brolin).
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Whalefall → adapt → father
Mitt, an enthusiastic but erratic scuba diver, had committed suicide by sinking himself in the water off the California coast.
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Mitt → commit → coast
Feeling guilty about leaving home and not being there for his father's final moments, Jay commits himself to finding his father's remains underwater.
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Jay → feel → remains
However, Jay's search is upended when he's swallowed by a giant sperm whale.
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he → upend → whale
For the rest of the film, Jay is literally fighting for his life with less than an hour's worth of oxygen in his tank as he attempts to escape from the belly of the beast, which sometimes involves fighting other creatures, including a giant squid the whale also swallowed.
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whale → fight → squid
Throughout the ordeal, the film flashes back to his tumultuous relationship with his father.
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film → flash → father
Austin Abrams has certainly been getting his reps in as a leading man with his other movie, "Resident Evil," still performing well at the box office.
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movie → get → office
There's just something inherently likable about him that will have audiences wanting to root for him, which works in this underdog, truly David vs. Goliath story.
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audiences → be → story
Brian Duffield, who previously wrote and directed 2023's alien thriller "No One Will Save You," sure knows how to build suspense with a solo character.
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One → write → character
What leaves me baffled is how his team brought to life what it's like to be trapped inside a whale.
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it → leave → whale
It's difficult to tell where the visual effects end and practical effects and set designs begin.
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effects → tell → ?
You feel like you're there with Jay.
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you → feel → Jay
The third act kind of gets lost in the current for me, and 15 minutes of blubber could've been trimmed from the runtime.
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The Verdict
"Whalefall" is a thrilling and immersive survival drama that rides on the tail of Abrams' endearing and heart-wrenching performance and offers promise from Duffield as a rising filmmaker.
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that → rid → filmmaker
While this isn't exactly a must-see and not for the faint of heart, this is the type of movie that is best served for the big screen.
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that → serve → screen
Whatever you decide, just make sure you come up for air.
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you → decide → air
★★★ — STREAM IT LATER
"Whalefall" is rated PG-13 for peril, violent content, bloody images, some strong language, and thematic content.
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