Pretty Good

Memorable, crazy movie

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Nautically speaking, this movie is a joke. Rather than portraying a competent blue water sailor, who went sea in a sea worthy vessel, and who does things that a competent sailor would do, what we see here is an incompetent boob bobbing around aimlessly in a vessel that looks like it never should have left the dock. It is apparent that no real sailors were consulted in the making of this movie, as Redford's that it's mocked severely on the internet. Mostly, it is an example as to what not to do if somehow you find yourself in such a pickle. In , "All is Lost," is an excellent title for a movie where all was almost lost. All is Lost cost 8.5M and pulled in 14M, so I guess all was not lost, and in fact, bad movie making and poor script writing really pays well. Where can I find some of that cheese? Really, this movie is about the struggle of man. A man who has been beaten down by life, but still has the will to live. Since we know nothing of this individual, we have to conclude that he represents a group, I would say a socio-economic group which is struggling, just holding on. This simple and clear metaphor however, becomes twisted, as his predicament is largely the result of the self-inflicted wounds of incompetence, and questionable boat sea worthiness. If the screenplay was written as a metaphor for the struggle, the real tragedy of this film is that it mocks the struggle because his situation is of his own making, and in the end he must be rescued. The writers didn't even have the decency to have him make it to shore on his own. The second mocking takes place by the fact that only one percent of the US population participates in sailing. This means that the nautical and seamanship blunders went over the heads of 99% of the people who saw and are supposed to be inspired by this trash. They thought they were seeing a hero, rather what they saw was an incompetent boob. I always say, books and movies are never just books and movies.

Short and Simple Review by WubsTheFadgerFirst off, the film has little to no dialogue but still has the power to invoke emotion and tell a powerful story. The film depicts the triumph of the human will and how even an old man can overcome the greatest of odds. The story is powerful and tense. It tells a brutal story that has the possibility of being a great tragedy. The ending is powerful and sent chills down my spine.Robert Redford gives one of his greatest performances of his career. In a film with little dialogue, he takes command of the screen by showing his emotions through fascial expressions and body language. Redford is the only actor in the entire film and he show us he doesn't need the help of supporting actors to make a good movie.The cinematography is gorgeous. The ocean, the sounds of the water, and the fish all look beautiful The pacing is a little slow, but the intense moments make up for that. The runtime is a little overlong. Also, when the first storm picks up it looks like greenscreen in a bad way.Pros: Powerful story about the triumph of the human will, gorgeous cinematography, Robert Redford's outstanding performance, and a touching endingCons: Some slow pacing, an overlong runtime, and some ugly greenscreenOverall Rating: 8.2P.S. This film might not be for everyone but I would highly recommend it because of Robert Redford's knockout performance

Man against the elements has been a common plot in the history of story-telling. Here, Robert Redford battles against the sea in "All Is Lost" from 2013. Redford plays The Man whose boat takes in water around the Sumatra Strait. He eventually has to abandon ship onto a life raft, fighting two devastating storms as he struggles to survive. There are maybe three lines of dialogue, not including a prologue the beginning.A sailor on this site reviewed this movie and although he had plenty to say about The Man as a sailor and the equipment on the boat, he liked this movie. I'm sure it could have been much more accurate, but I think the point was the courage to fight to survive, not so much whether or not there was an abandon ship bag. I'm not sure it's really fair to title this "A Moron Goes Sailing," as one viewer suggested - the vast majority of critics gave it a very high rating because of the performance, cinematography, atmosphere, and theme. If you want to watch a movie about sailing, go over to yachtunlimited.com and look at their list.So if it doesn't grip you on a sailing level, Redford's bravura performance and the camera work certainly should. Redford deserved an Oscar nomination for this, but apparently the studio didn't promote the film. At the time, Redford was 77. I have to say, for me, he is difficult to watch, remembering him 40 years ago. I remember Clint Eastwood and Richard Chamberlain from way before that, but for some reason, they don't bother me. Maybe it's the facelifts. It's not so much for me that Redford has aged -- it's more in the way he carries himself and moves. I'm sure that sounds awful. Nevertheless, he did an amazing job in this and performed all the stunts himself.Very inspiring, even if the boat wasn't seaworthy.

It was pretty damn boring. No talking whatsoever, limited action. You basically just sat there and watched some dude watch his life fall apart with the most chill you have ever seen. It was like watching paint dry. But less entertaining. There was so much build up to the finale only to find out that he almost gives up, but some dude on a boat saves him. Most overly dramatic thing I have ever seen. Not even some cool survival story, just some guy with pot luck. If he died then it would've been so much more interesting.