"This film is a gripping, visceral and powerfully moving tribute to ingenuity and resilience." - The Official Synopsis
"This film bored me to f*cking tears." - BFBCPing
I remember watching Cast Away with Tom Hanks. That movie was so good, and he was so good in it, that I barely remembered that he didn't say anything for most of the movie. I don't know exactly how many words Robert Redford speaks in this movie, but he rivals Cast Away's Wilson for not even speaking to himself.
I dislike movies with voiceovers to explain what the main character is thinking during an event or what their underlying reaction is to other people and the horrible crap that the world throws at them through the course of the movie. That said, this movie could really have benefited from some serious voiceovers. The most obvious reason that it needs them is that you want to have something being said so that the audience will feel guilty interrupting him when they shout at the screen to get a move on.
With the many things that Robert has to do to keep his boat moving, we are expected to think that he is an experienced sailor who knows what the hell he's doing. Unfortunately, That is really if you aren't thinking about it too hard. Yes, it's impressive that he knows how to mix something up from the supplies that he has to fix a hole in the boat, but why did he not see a giant storm coming? Where is his radar? Where is his communication?
I would say more about this movie, but I don't know what to tell you. I think this got good reviews, and I suspect they were from people who thought that this would probably be the last time they would get to see the 77-year-old Redford on the screen. Add to that the fact that this really seems like Oscar bait (which it didn't get) and you have an artsy movie that is not at all entertaining.
Direction was inadequate
Story was painful
Acting was good
Cinematography was okay
Dialog... there wasn't any
0.75/5