Reviews — The Mercy
Audience write-ups from TMDB
CinemaSerf
The movie, which recounts the factual account of Donald Crowhurst (played by Colin Firth), an individual with ambitions to sail around the world, feels like a letdown due to its slow pacing. The narrative explores how this ambition negatively impacted his business, led to financial difficulties, and pushed aside his wife and kids as he believed he could complete a global journey in his catamaran. I wasn't familiar wi…
Peter McGinn
I'm generally supportive of Colin First's work and willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, and this film falls into that category. I found it enjoyable throughout, and the performances were good. However, there were a couple of things that bothered me. The family scenes showing his past while he was at sea felt disruptive; they didn’t seem particularly important or appropriately positioned to advance either the…


