Frequent director of The Office, Ken Kwapis, has re-teamed with John Krasinski for his next feature Big Miracle. He also takes along his He’s Just Not That Into You star Drew Barrymore for this drama about whale rescue. The feel-good, true story seems like a good counterpart to this weekend’s Dolphin Tale. While all of Kwapis’ films have seemed minor to me, this is definitely his largest in scope. I’d be glad to check it out with my family down the line. See the trailer below via Apple for the drama also starring Kristen Bell, Dermot Mulroney, Tim Blake Nelson and Ted Danson.
Synopsis:
Inspired by the true story that captured the hearts of people across the world, the rescue adventure Big Miracle tells the amazing tale of a small town news reporter (John Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Drew Barrymore) who are joined by rival world superpowers to save a family of majestic gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle. Local newsman Adam Carlson (Krasinski) can’t wait to escape the northern tip of Alaska for a bigger market. But just when the story of his career breaks, the world comes chasing it, too. With an oil tycoon, heads of state and hungry journalists descending upon the frigid outpost, the one who worries Adam the most is Rachel Kramer (Barrymore). Not only is she an outspoken environmentalist, she’s also his ex-girlfriend. With time running out, Rachel and Adam must rally an unlikely coalition of Inuit natives, oil companies and Russian and American military to set aside their differences and free the whales. As the world’s attention turns to the top of the globe, saving these endangered animals becomes a shared cause for nations entrenched against one another and leads to a momentary thaw in the Cold War.
Big Miracle hits theaters February 3rd, 2012.
What do you think of the trailer?