How Tammy and Richard survived 41 days on their own is a miracle. They haven't given up hope but they are 1500 miles from land, have little food and little water. Half of the movie takes place on the open water and slowly but surely you see the two characters start to fade. Kormakur is an experienced sailor and I'm sure that came in handy during filming.
To get the feeling of complete isolation, the cast and crew would sail out 2 hours from land to film. Director Baltasar Kormakur did not take heed to that warning and the result is something magical. The elements, the waves, the weather and everything in between basically cause chaos. But then near the end, it all comes together and if it wasn't hard enough watching the movie, fearing the worse for Richard, then the one small twist just destroyed me, left in puddles.Īfter Spielberg finished Jaws, he told anyone that would listen, to never film on the open sea, ever. At first I began to question why they made the choice to inter cut between the present and then the past.how they met, fell in love and ultimately accepted an offer to sail a boat from Tahiti to San Diego. Go in knowing nothingĪ film that starts off as part survival adventure, part Nicholas Sparks love story.
Reviewed by baumer 9 /10 Shaileen is incredible and the film is really good.
