A young girl (Saoirse Ronan) is caught in a feud between a captain (Pierce Brosnan) and his crew while on a transatlantic voyage in this adaptation of novelist Avi's young adult best-seller, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. Danny DeVito writes and directs the Jersey Films 2nd Avenue film, with Morgan Freeman heading up the rest of the cast. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide