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All Is Lost Movie Review

All Is Lost is a 2013 adventure survival drama film directed by J. C. Chandor and starring Robert Redford in the main role. It’s a slow, but very well made film.

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“1700 nautical miles from the Sumatra Straits“

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The yacht of a man, who is on a solo voyage, collides with a shipping container. With his scanty supplies depleting, the sailor braves extreme conditions to survive. This is one of those movies that are confined to one space and just one character/actor. I always find these experiments intriguing and this one is also immensely realistic to boot.

Because it is over an hour and a half, the film could be extremely detailed in its depictions of survival at open sea. We get to see numerous gadgets and instruments employed by the protagonist while also following his actions as they form in his mind to their execution. It’s a very technical film, which made it more unique.

With that being said, All Is Lost is also quite long for such a simple story, so it could be quite tedious at times. While I don’t have an issue with it having no spoken dialogue (I actually prefer that approach), I did wish for more interesting and intense scenarios as most of the things that happen to the main character aren’t quite riveting.

Still, with Robert Redford capably carrying the movie on his confident shoulders, you cannot really argue that the movie doesn’t work in spite of its uneven pace and structure. Redford elevated this simple role to much greater heights thanks to his very believable, memorable acting. This is one of his best roles and it’s great that he got to deliver it at such an old age.

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J. C. Chandor directed the movie so well and I liked most of the imagery on display. The sound is excellent naturally and it was rightfully nominated for an Oscar. I wished for more score to be honest, but at least the sound was great. This is the director’s best film to date probably and his most memorable one.