My problem with this movie is that I know too much about sailing and life at sea. I would hope that J.C. Chandor (the writer) did a lot of research. There were a lot of mistakes made by Redford's character throughout the movie that made him appear to survive in spite of himself. I think, though, the character was supposed to be seen as resourceful and less lucky. And that, ultimately, is the problem with this movie it is hard to really sympathise with a character that makes really dumb decisions when you know what it is he should be doing.
All is Lost, is otherwise a really good movie. Redford has a monologue at the beginning, speaks a sentence over a radio and says one more word - and that is the extent of the lines. He acts well and does a good job showing his emotions and frustrations. The photography is good - above average even. For such a spartan movie it does very well - the beef with this movie is in the actions of the character that is, I believe, supposed to be more heroic and resourceful than he appears to an educated audience member.
On the Chris' Choice Rating Scale, All is Lost gets 3 stars.
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