À la dérive

Let me start by saying I dislike constant flashback movies. Having got that out of the way the story may be true but makes for weak cinema. I found myself looking at my watch a great deal waiting for something gripping to happen. The storm scenes are well done but squint and you can see where the CGI begins and ends (am I the only one that thought Titanic looked like a 2D cardboard cut-out on some scenes???). Not quite a waste of time for a couple of hours on the same afternoon that England got through the quarter finals of the world cup but I (almost) would rather have watched that and I'm NOT a soccer fan. As I said disappointed. If you want to watch an exciting yacht based movie try Dead Calm - no contest.

Great movie that never lost my attention. Between the surprising twists (that I won't mention because they would be spoilers) and the intense action all through the movie I was glued to the screen. Shailene Woodley's great acting carried the movie like, in a smaller way, how Tom Hanks captivated in Cast Away. Definitely worth seeing. I would suggest see it without knowing much about the story.