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(October 22, 2023) Original

Release Date:

December 25, 2023

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington’s rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.”

Poster Rating: B-

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Review: While there is a lot of empty space, the foggy shroud helps embellish it with the dawn’s suffused lighting making it feel warm and fresh while the rowers take center stage.

Trailer Rating: B

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Review: It begins to drag into the latter half, but the trailer does an effective job setting up the stakes for the characters in the film, which makes rooting for them a little easier for audiences who may be in the mood for inspirational sports dramas that aren’t about football.

Oscar Prospects:

George Clooney has struggled to make an Oscar-nominated work since his success with Good Night, and Good Luck. This looks like a feel-good film in the vein of his Leatherheads, which wasn’t an Oscar contender. His only directorial effort to score an above-the-line nomination was The Ides of March 12 years ago (2020’s Midnight Sky did get a Visual Effects nomination, but that doesn’t really align with this film’s potential). We can probably count this one out.

Trailer #1

Posters

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