Cry Me a River
There are moments in The Whale that aren't terrible, but most of it is cheap melodrama. Actors sweep into Brendan Fraser's cluttered apartment to spill hot angry tears and cling desperately to his generous proportions like he's a golden statuette.
Deep-seated expressions of wounded resentment fly out of their mouths without any provocation. They walk in pitched at 10 and walk out at 11. I had the feeling these people couldn't order a coffee without getting…