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A 1 word script - All Is Lost review by JD

This has a simple plot. A lone yachtsman has some bad luck then terrible weather then more bad luck. The only word throughout is an expletive said during some particularly bad luck. Some of the camera shots are dreamily beautiful some of the scenes are breathtakingly dramatic. Robert Redford acts very convincingly and I felt his frustration. As a one person cast though it would have been better to have a less famous actor not so type cast in very different roles. Some background to the character might have been good. It was good drama but lacked compassion.

Lost for words - All Is Lost review by CP Customer

Loved this film - one lone yachtsman against the sea and bad luck, hardly any words (Robert Redford played this character brilliantly, he certainly wouldn't have forgot his lines)

I found the music, and scenes amazing, expecting the character to go back to his memories, families, romances when he was at death's door but no, just kept simple, mysterious and for me compulsive viewing.

Wonderfully filmed - All Is Lost review by BM

I did not understand the beginning which I watched again. what was the shape that we saw, was it an upturned yacht? Was it after he abandoned the sinking yacht? I t was all so dark it was difficult to identify. I imagine any sailor would be fascinated with this film, the detail was amazing and totally watchable even to someone who had never been on a yacht. I did find the fire a bit far fetched for a man who seemed to be so capable. I don't mind an ending left to ones imagination but the beginning of the film left me frustrated.

Strangely gripping - All Is Lost review by JP

Brilliantly conceived and executed. So unusual. You could pick holes in it; but in essence it was absorbing and fascinating without being particularly exciting. Acid test: not a great deal seemed to happen; but it was over before you knew it.

Enjoyable for all the wrong reasons - All Is Lost review by none

This is a film that was enjoyable for all the wrong reasons. I wish I'd seen it in a cinema with a bunch of other people so we could all have had a laugh together. A unbelievable pantomime of bad luck afflicts the unfortunate Robert Redford from beginning to end - from managing to drift into the path of a metal container mysteriously floating in the middle of the Indian Ocean, through to setting his life raft on fire in the final scenes. That had us rolling about in hysterics. Highlights included Robert pausing to have a shave whilst waiting for a storm to strike; a total lack of wind current affecting any part of the boat / equipment or Robert's personal attire during said storm; the spiky legs on the sextant on the inflatable raft just begging for an 'oops' moment; the life raft springing a leak anyway, and the script which, with the exception of a message in a bottle being read in the opening scenes (in which he sends his love to his family but forgets to say who he is) consists of a single four letter word beginning with 'f'.

My husband's favourite bit was when Robert manages to catch a fish - that's then eaten by a shark. I liked the shots of sea creatures beneath the boat best.

Almost wordless and very wet Man against Nature drama - All Is Lost review by PV

After the initial speech, this film is almost wordless (a bit unrealistic because I think most people would be swearing a lot and talking to themselves in such a situation).

A chance collision with a container lost from a ship knocks a hole in the side of Robert Redford's boat. From there, the jeopardy is pumped up with misfortune piled on misfortune.

I would expect his survival kit to be better - but maybe they're like this (with but one fishhook and just 2 flares).

Anyway, it all gets very wet and miserable, until the end (which is the only part I disliked). Quasi-religious ambiguity isn't my thing really.

All in all, a watchable movie. Maybe not as good as Open Water, and clearly influenced by that. But still good. 3.5 stars

Boating finally looks exciting - All Is Lost review by AS

One man battling the elements, trying to stay alive against all odds. That's it; but a gripping performance form Robert Redford and sharp direction by J C Chandor make this edge-of-the-seat stuff right up to the final stunning second