The Light Between Oceans

Broken by war and several miscarriages, a lighthouse keeper (Michael Fassbender) and his wife (Alicia Vikander) stationed on a distant island between two oceans off the West coast of Australia are faced with the decision of raising a baby rescued from an adrift rowboat that washes ashore, or, turning the child over to the authorities and perhaps back to it’s original family. Struggling between wants and loves, will the couple have the power to endure each other’s faults? lightbetween Adapted from M.L. Stedman’s novel writer/director Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines) takes on relationship drama once again, bringing his unique aesthetic for cinematography and unrelenting looks at couples in pain and bliss, this go round perhaps in his most accessible film to large audiences. Paired with solid performances by Fassbender and Vikander as well as the supporting Rachel Weisz, this potentially sappy romance carefully keeps itself in check and still touches the heart all the while. Additionally, Alexandre Desplat’s patterned score further punctuates success. Remember this film as we get closer to awards season. The Light Between Oceans is rated PG-13.