If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Apart from the special effects, this film was just plain ignorant. Another disaster story told through the eyes and endless shouting of a typically cliche ridden family coping with too many first world problems like what's best to drink and whether or not to go back to work. I can't remember when it was I started checking my phone for messages and emails. I think it was when we'd finished telling mum's story and then started telling dad's. You could have easily put in a commercial break and I wouldn't have noticed. Having said that, the doubt started creeping in when Coke got its product placement in with a mini sub plot all of its own. I think I must be getting tired in my old age of predictable filmmaking with long, tedious storylines, delivered by these tiresome, stereotypically impossibly perfect families - maybe that's why it's called The Impossible.

I have to say that I stopped watching movies on disasters as they were not representing anything new.. these type of movies concentrate on actors and the disaster happening and forget about the characters emotions. In this movie I would like to say that I really got scared for the characters but I didn't.. what I felt mostly is.. inspiration!!... the characters are not super-humans but they made me feel that they are...we are as human can be super in time of stress.. we can appreciate our existence in time of stress.. that what I could get to see in this movie.. Every time I feel weak.. I would like to turn into such productions like this movie to show me that no situation is hard to pass.. everything has an end.. even hard situations!It is typical tear-jerking movie..but presented in a best way to get you (inspired!).. I recommend watching it completely in one set and not dividing it so you do not lose that emotional connection with the characters.

The movie was so perfect, I couldn't think of anything better. Tom holland portrayed his character so perfectly. A beautiful tragic tale.

The father is so ANNOYING I can't complete the movie !!!!