I wanted to see this for ages .....but honestly it was such a chore to watch. It's not the way it has been filmed or the the subject matter as such and it certainly isn't the acting , as stated Willem Defoe completely steals any scene he is in and puts on display how great an actor he really is. It's probably two things for me..... One...it's just boring....nothing much happens...everything that actually does happen isn't a shock doesn't really go anywhere and tries to manifest some sort of emotion but falls flat on it's backside. Two....it's like they've given some movie school students a bit cash and two good actors ( one and a half ) and said " on yer way" and they've concocted the most contrived uninteresting Arty drivel they could think of. I can imagine plenty of old sailor lore being interesting and given the situation they find themselves in should and could actually be interesting....but dial it back on the Arty convoluted nonsense....bring something original not a damp unoriginal fevered dream from drinking too much night nurse.