Adrift

Plot: Tami (Shailene Woodley) meets Richard (Sam Claflin) in Tahiti. They get a gig transporting a rich guy's yacht to San Diego, but there is a Hurricane; the boat gets swamped, and they are adrift. The films starts during the storm with Tami in the water; thereafter the timeline is chopped up to tell the story in pieces.  [imdb]    [photos]

Review: It's OK. If you like boats, maybe more than OK. Its love story before and after the accident and it is also about sailing  and survival after the accident.

The sailing and disaster half of the story were interesting, but the love story is lukewarm.

Shailene Woodley has some great acting moments. She is 80% of this film. No Oscar though.

There is a fun twist at the end, that gives them movie some punch.

Cast: Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin

Directed by: Baltasar Kormakur

Written by: Twins Aaron Kandell & Jordan Kandell, David B Smith; based on the book by Tami Ashcraft, originally called Red Sky in Mourning

The Music: Pretty quiet;

The Visuals: Great seascapes. The giant waves were fun. I liked the shots of the accident, though they may not have been realistic.

Rating: 2.0 stars: .

More: Did vegan Tami ever eat that Spam?

Major Spoiler! Don't Read This: The big twist makes Adrift less truthful story. Richard is a hallucination. Reminds me of Life of Pi.  Directory Kormakur justifies it call the story the emotional reality. He also points out the scene of a man sinking to the bottom of the sea is the opening scene, and second scene when Tami is playing the guitar on the boat - suddenly she is by herself. 

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