Directed by:
J.C. ChandorScreenplay:
J.C. ChandorComposer:
Alex EbertCast:
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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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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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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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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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I originally thought I was going to direct this accusation more at Gravity, but in the end it will fall in the middle of the ocean. This film lacks any added value. The situation is tense, and in terms of craft it more or less very decent (even captivating in places), Redford acts to his last breath, but if I don’t take into account the intense 106 minutes, filled with the sequence of my worst nightmares, then All is Lost is just a very superficial metaphor of loneliness and hope. The character of "our guy" (title label) is very approximate, and it's more about loving Redford's charisma, vitality and economical acting - “fuck" hasn't sounded this authentic on the big screen for a long time. The film consumes almost all the words during the introduction for a rather banal epitaph of the hero, whilst paradoxically the subsequent course does not tell us much about it. In no way does it lack an epic dimension, and the runtime flew right by. What was missing was something vertical (except for the emphasized vistas and camera ceilings). Maybe this is because the film can be read through Redford's personality mainly as the symbolic image of the withering "old America" (which did not impress me), and the challenge to endure to the last Amen, because there is a ray of hope even in absolute darkness. As sung in Alex Ebert's final song: "Old man, the word... raised on golden days, God love the USA". But there is simply something missing here that, with a bit of pathos, I call a universal, and, at the same time, a specific view of exposed humanity, the opportunity to identify not only with the situation, but also with the protagonist. It is powerful, but only when it is happening. Looking back, it slowly but surely disappears like a sailboat with too fragile a hull. [70%]
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Awesome Redford under the modest and precise direction of J.C. Chandor. An intense ride from start to finish, when even the viewer descends into deep despair, face to face with the bleakness of the situation. The golden adage “things could always be worse" applies here too. Maybe it’s a bit of a shame that the creator didn’t cross the imaginary line, but it’s true that everybody would have left the theater in a really gloomy mood. One of the movies of the year doomed to be trampled (but unrightfully) by the strong competition.
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