Deep into a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean an unnamed man (Redford) wakes to find his 39-foot yacht taking on water after a collision with a shipping container left floating on the high seas. With his navigation equipment and radio disabled the man sails unknowingly into the path of a violent storm. Despite his success in patching the breached hull his mariners intuition and a strength that belies his age the man barely survives the tempest. Using only a sextant and nautical maps to chart his progress he is forced to rely on ocean currents to carry him into a shipping lane in hopes of hailing a passing vessel. But with the sun unrelenting sharks circling and his meager supplies dwindling the ever-resourceful sailor soon finds himself staring his mortality in the face.
Review
I entered the movie theater in Cannes without any expectation. Mr. Redford looked very confident as he past by to get a seat. I later understood why. He performed a rock solid act the whole movie through. He managed to play the role in a way that made me feel like it was happening that very moment making me feel sympathy with the character.
The plot and storyline where well put together but I still felt that there where times that left out possible events which could have made the movie either happier or darker. However I felt that the middle path was chosen.
Over all I really enjoyed the movie but I felt something missing why I was pending between a 6 and a 7 in rating.
Also the sound effects and way of building up the movie without music where really well performed.
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