Plot - After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face.
Robert Redford is excellent is this survival at sea tale. Almost a silent movie, and its just Redford, the Boat, and the Ocean. The film is to be commended for just focusing on the action. No unnecessary flashbacks, no talking to camera, no cutaways to anxious family members. Its just us following Redford as he tries to survive. It all seems believable too, although I wonder how an experienced sailor would have a radio that's allergic to salt water or how a container could ram into his boat without awakening him. But those are minor quibbles. The camera work is also good, with no obvious CGI shots, and some excellent real life ones.
Summary: I enjoyed it a lot. ***1/2
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