All is Lost (2013)
Everyone who reads my reviews knows I don’t have respect for the Academy Awards anymore. If you still revere and watch the Oscars every year, you need to watch All is Lost. Robert Redford, at seventy-seven years old, stars as a shipwrecked man fighting for survival. He’s the only actor in the entire movie. It’s a virtually silent performance. He wasn’t nominated for an Oscar, the same year Tom Hanks wasn’t nominated for Captain Phillips. What does it take?
For love of Robert Redford, I sat through this ocean-set film. I’m deathly afraid of water, so it was very difficult and there were times when I covered my eyes. I can imagine that, if I wasn’t afraid of water, the movie would still be extremely tense. This man is stuck on a tiny boat in the middle of the ocean and faces more obstacles than anyone in the world ever should—the dire peril he’s in is always keenly felt by the audience. From running out of drinking water to getting surrounded by sharks, he fights during every scene to survive.
Next to The Great Gatsby, this is the best performance of Robert Redford’s career. With pretty much no spoken lines, no name, and no background to his character or situation, he manages to bond with the audience and capture their emotions. Watch this movie. I haven’t watched the Oscars since.
More Robert Redford movies here!
For love of Robert Redford, I sat through this ocean-set film. I’m deathly afraid of water, so it was very difficult and there were times when I covered my eyes. I can imagine that, if I wasn’t afraid of water, the movie would still be extremely tense. This man is stuck on a tiny boat in the middle of the ocean and faces more obstacles than anyone in the world ever should—the dire peril he’s in is always keenly felt by the audience. From running out of drinking water to getting surrounded by sharks, he fights during every scene to survive.
Next to The Great Gatsby, this is the best performance of Robert Redford’s career. With pretty much no spoken lines, no name, and no background to his character or situation, he manages to bond with the audience and capture their emotions. Watch this movie. I haven’t watched the Oscars since.
More Robert Redford movies here!