I had pretty high hopes for "Across the Waters." I've seen several of the actors in other roles (Danica Curcic in "Chestnut Man," Jakob Cedergren in "The Guilty," Nicolas Bro in "The Bridge"), and they were all excellent. But for whatever reason, it just didn't all come together in this movie. Another reviewer called it a wasted opportunity, and I agree. All of the above mentioned actors did well, and so did most of the rest of the cast. But the movie was just...I don't know...hollow?
The true stories that inspired this film are amazing, and the courage of those involved is inspiring, but I felt neither amazed nor inspired. I felt like I was just getting to know the characters and relate to them, and then boom - the movie was over. I was left wanting more - not because what I'd experienced was so good, but because it seemed incomplete.
It wasn't bad, and maybe my mediocre score reflects my too-high expectations going in. But I probably wouldn't watch it again.