All Is Lost

All Is Lost, 2013. A man alone at sea has a really bad week.

Written & directed by J.C. Chandor. Starring Robert Redford.

Concept: A
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: There is, in fact, dialog, contrary to what I had been led to believe. B
Pacing: C
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: Impressive effects. I had thought it was actually filmed at sea. B
Acting: A
Music: Alex Ebert is the new Morricone. He should quit his pop star day job and just do film scores full time. A
Enjoyment: It feels long and it's very repetitive ("Oh, wait, are things about to get worse somehow? Okay. How about now? Worse again? Yep, thought so."). But it's an action/adventure movie with a brain, which is one of my favorite things. And the relative lack of dialog means you can discuss (and/or heckle) the film while it's happening without missing anything. B

GPA: 3.1/4