All Is Lost!!!!

All Is Lost.

One un-named older gentleman (Robert Redford) on screen on a boat and going through bad situation after bad situation. Not being able to catch a break it's constant disaster and his fight for survival is intensified, fighting the natural elements of the sea you see him go through the motions. 

Their is not alot else I can say to explain what the movie is about because that is just about it as to the premise of the film, eight lines of dialogue throughout the whole film it's at times intense. After crashing into a shipping container left in the sea a massive hole is made into the side of his sailing boat. Patching the whole up he carries on as usual and carries on with his journey, storms soon rage and he is fighting the weather. 

It is a fight for survival and you really do fight for him, wanting him to survive and holding your breath as he's dragged under water your with him the whole time. You have to admit that what he goes through on screen he must just have the worst luck in the entire world and their is no let up at all.

The one thing that makes this film so impressive is how basic it is but how well acted it is, Redford is on top form and he is the perfect aged man for this film. It's his expressions and his movement that really show off his acting ability and his ability to play the character with such ease. With no knowledge about his past or anything you make up your own mind about him, I went for divorced man wanting to get away from the normal world and escape on his own for a while. Nothing phases him as he takes everything on with determination and adapts to his situation with ease.

For me this film is up their with Gravity and in alot of ways is like Gravity as well, it is at times intense and a film that effects your senses and makes you feel for the character. The scenes of storms and the boat being capsized are real and you see as the film goes on that he starts to look tired and worn out, screams for help are raspy as the dehydration effects his throat. 

Every detail with this film has been thought about, with a career defining performance from Redford it lets him utilise and shine using his own physical acting on screen. With sound and visuals of storms and throwing pretty much everything at him you see and hear what he's going through. An impressive film that will be a standout film for Redford and also the film world as well.

10/10.