Review of All Is Lost (2013) by Cinemaddict — 22 Nov 2013

Hard to sit through this one--the cinematography was good, scenery even believability--except for his not talking at all--well, barely. No one says he has to carry on a monologue with himself but, come on, I think anyone would be making some noise if they were being tossed about on a boat, literally upside-down at times.

That 20 minutes to the first word (after the actual beginning) was just breaking the ice, I thought, but then there was such a dry spell afterward that I almost left; it was actually tedious to sit through.

I like and admire Redford both as an actor and a person, but this particular film did nothing for me except make me wonder how much longer it was going to last........