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Adrift

2018

Baltasar Kormákur

Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin, Jeffrey Thomas, Elizabeth Hawthorne ...

5.7

3,024

Adventure. Drama. Thriller Based on the true story of survival, young couple Tami Oldham (Shailene Woodley) and her boyfriend Richard (Sam Claflin) are avid sailors who run into a catastrophic hurricane. As they dive for cover below deck, Tami is knocked unconscious. Aftewards, Tami awakens to find Richard missing and their boat in ruins. Holding little hope for rescue, Tami must find the strength and determination to save herself and the only man she has ever loved. [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"The film is likely to appeal to young romantics (...) The part of the movie devoted to endurance lacks the harrowing power of, say, 2013's 'All Is Lost'"
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	"[Woodley] keeps you captivated, even when the film itself is watchable in a perfectly competent, touching, and standard way."
		Sheila O'Malley rogerebert.com	"Kormákur has maintained remarkable control over the images (...) The storm, when it finally comes, is an extraordinary piece of filmmaking and effects (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"[A] harrowing and immersive survival thriller (...) The queasy immediacy of Kormákur’s filmmaking keeps things on course"
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Kormakur smoothly alternates between before and after (...) The film is a notch below average. It lacks the austere grandeur of 'All Is Lost'"
		Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"[Kormákur] has a knack for making the pedestrian feel surprising and fresh"
		John Anderson The Wall Street Journal	"[Kormákur] has a great feel for the open sea and its visual properties and dramatic potential. The biggest problem in 'Adrift', as is often the case, is people."
		Sara Stewart New York Post	"A little dull for a terror-at-sea movie (...) 'Adrift' is worth a watch, even if its drama (...) pales in comparison to the source material (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Jordan Hoffman The Guardian	"The 'Divergent' star [Woodley] puts in a career-best performance, while director Baltasar Kormákur keeps interest levels up (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"Kormákur makes good use of location filming on the open waters, giving this melodramatic tale a dose of realism, but this true story is never as harrowing as the subject matter would suggest."

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