Baltasar Kormakur
With a divide between masterful filmmaking and a hard to buy love story, audiences will find Adrift enjoyable, but with a disposable romance.
Based on the true story of survival, a young couple’s chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.
A few years ago, I heard about two films going in to production, both on the subject of Mount Everest. The biopic of Mallory fell by the wayside and is still languishing in pre-production. However, the other soared, for about a moment.
I implore you to actually take the time and think about the concept of climbing Mouth Everest. Imagine the possibility of falling rocks or ice, the extreme temperature, breathing thinner air, lack of medical care, and all the other things that make rock climbing a generally bad idea. Never-mind the fact you will probably never be on the same level as the Sherpa people of Tibet who are renowned for their mountaineering skill.