Notwithstanding Jacob’s renown, swagger and pep talks ... as well as a reminder that every so-called monster was once a cute baby. The Sea Beast has more on its mind than make-believe, though.

The Sea Beast Voice Cast: All the Stars Joining Karl Urban in Animated Film Karl Urban and Zaris-Angel Hator's characters Jacob Holland and Maisie Brumble in "The Sea Beast," which features a ...

Williams describes Jacob as “the prototypical action hero ... and action sequences both above and underwater, “The Sea Beast” engages with broader themes about heroism and history ...

A still of characters Jacob Holland (Karl Urban) and Masie Brumble (Zaris-Angel Hator) in "The Sea Beast," the film will be released on Friday, July 8. A still of characters Jacob Holland (Karl ...

The Sea Beast lingers just a tad too long on the "gruff man and precocious child" dynamic, but it quickly segues into a sweet found family story as Jacob and Maisie begin their journey.

Directed by Chris Williams, The Sea Beast tells the tale of a legendary sea monster hunter named Jacob Holland (voiced by Karl Urban) who, much to his annoyance, ends up caring for a stowaway ...

When Jacob and Maisie are separated from their ... None of this is bad material for a children’s animated feature, and The Sea Beast offers several breaks from tedious recent trends in animation.

Harpoons, even when used by someone as noble as Jacob, hurt. The ethos of “The Sea Beast” being otherwise so muscularly enlightened, the cruelty really stands out. We aren’t shown much of ...

Maisie Brumble (Zaris-Angel Hator) and Jacob Holland (Karl Urban) frustrate each other but must learn to work together to survive in "The Sea Beast." (Courtesy of Netflix) “The Sea Beast” is w ...

Dramatically, even. Sea Beast used to be called Jacob and the Sea Beast before Masie existed. And it underwent a radical transformation. Almost anything I say now, in four years, can be completely ...

Karl Urban's beast-slayer sailor Jacob, gets a little lengthy -- as there's most definitely a shorter, tighter (better?) movie in here -- but the best, most effective parts of The Sea Beast make ...