"The Whale" Review
The Whale is a 2022 drama starring Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, and Samantha Morton. Charlie (Fraser) is an obese, binge-eating, and reclusive English teacher whose only friend is his nurse Liz (Chau), but while he has resigned himself to death from heart failure, he wishes to reconnect with his abrasive and mean-spirited daughter (Sink) while dealing with constant visits with young missionary Thomas (Simpkins). The movie is very simplistic, largely being set in Charlie's home, using mostly static camera shots, showing Charlie's physical and emotional struggles as he intentionally over-eats. Charlie is someone dealing with a lot of deep emotional pain, and Fraser's deliberate performance makes it clear in every scene. Frankly, all the performances are pitch-perfect, encapsulating all the struggles and difficulties the characters face, making the audience hope that they might just turn out fine and giving the audience a channel for deep emotional inve...