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Robert Redford plays a solitary yachtsman in the middle of the Indian Ocean whose boat is hit by an abandoned shipping container. With the boat taking on water and in danger of sinking, the unnamed man attempts to patch the ruptured vessel, but with heavy storms and rough waters continuing to threaten his existence, it isn't long before he is face to face with his own mortality. He is then forced to make use of the limited resources onboard while desperately trying to navigate himself to safety. (Universal Pictures UK)
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I wouldn't really chase the whole Gravity thing. Not only am I not particularly keen on comparing the cute ripples of the Indian Ocean to tens of thousands of chunks of space debris peppering orbital stations, but the protagonist, whose range of motion is about 6 x 6 x 6 meters on one and a half ships for the entire movie doesn't resemble Sandra Bullock in her und... I mean, orbiting the Earth. All is Lost is pretty much the same scenario as Buried. It's definitely a good movie, and I'm even convinced that the story in question couldn't have been done better, but I still feel that 106 minutes of an exhausted, aging actor in life peril in the middle of nowhere minus Somali pirates, Navy Seals, and words is more of a instructional manual on hope than a functional narrative. //// The Golden Globe for music at least reassured me that there was some music.
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A movie that will captivate you just like Gravity without having to see it in 3D on a big screen (the only added value of the cinema is the spatial sound of rumbling water or a thunderstorm). Though it is not as sentimentally touching and contemplative as Gravity, it is more exciting and realistic, building on a similarly close look at the thinking process and behavior of its protagonist and finding the way out of situations using the things he has at hand. Even with the bold, more than a hundred-minute running time, the film works without a single boring moment or stumble in telling the story. Robert Redford excels with his believable facial expressions. But the ending shouldn’t have… you’ll see.
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An incredible display of the will to survive. Yes, comparing it to Gravity is appropriate, especially in the sense that there are very good effects at times, and the execution looks incredibly believable, which is also due to Robert Redford's remarkable acting performance. To undertake this at an age when most people are looking forward to their favorite retirement homes or, God forbid, coffins, he embarked on quite a demanding filming job and showed that he is a true legend. Even though it was a bit boring at times, I was still eagerly waiting to see how it would turn out and what other obstacles fate would throw his way.
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Surprisingly good. If we judge the quality of the survival genre solely on the basis of visual satisfaction and maximum visual authenticity, this year's awarded Gravity is obviously well ahead of the rest. However, if we also take into account a films' ability to engage the viewer with the action and a specific atmosphere, the more intimate All Is Lost, by Charon, is a very equal opponent for Cuarón. Even though instead of a spectacular meteor shower we have only a tiny little container, instead of majestic orchestral music we only have remote depressing hope-theme motif playing occasionally, and instead for the infinite cosmos the hero is faced only with a larger puddle, the experience of the appreciative viewer is almost as intense, complex and emotional as in Gravity. On top of that, there's a more likeable survivor who has mastered some really great minimalist acting over a long career. I’m giving it a nice 4*, which, given the low ambitions of the film, I consider the highest possible. )) P.S. I also gave Gravity 4*, just in case.... It’s an excellent film.
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A unique and unusual film based solely on editing and the main protagonist - Robert Redford. Similarly urgent and minimalist as Tom Hanks's Cast Away, or Gravity, except here the hero has even less space, a few square meters to be precise. Although everything seems to be captured authentically at first glance, it doesn't entertain that much, its too slow and contemplative. In the end, only very high-quality craftsmanship remains.
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