Adrift – film review

Adrift is a film from 2018 adapted from Tami Oldham

Ashcraft's book entitled “Red Sky in Mourning: A True
Story of Love, Loss, and Survival at Sea” and was
produced and directed by Baltasar Kormákur and
written by David Branson Smith, Aaron Kandell, and
Jordan Kandell. The story is based on real events
experienced by Tami, when facing hurricane Raymond,
the largest in the history of the Pacific Ocean, while
sailing with her fiancé Richard Sharp on a sailing boat
in 1983.
The film talks about Tami (Shailene Woodley) who
arrives in Tahiti to continue his personal plan, which is
to live unpredictably and visit several countries. That´s
when their fate meets that of sailor Richard Sharp (Sam Claflin) and the two
begin to live a romance.
After having been on vacation for several months the two sailors accepted the
challenge of transporting the Hazana yacht from Tahiti to San Diego, USA. Less
than three weeks after starting their voyage, they were faced with the terrible
Hurricane Raymond that overturned the boat several times and was damaged.
After the storm, Tami (Shailene Woodley) finds herself alone in the ruined
vessel and tries to find a way to save her own life and that of her weakened
partner.
The best performance is that of Shailene Woodley, who gives grace, sensitivity
and at the same time gives strength to the character. Sam Claflin, on the other
hand, captivates more by chemistry when opposite the protagonist, and the
couple's romance is treated very delicately. The Icelandic director Baltasar
Kormákur stands out for the construction of the tension scenes, which give an
idea of the enclosure of the characters in the partially destroyed boat and also
for the open planes of the sky, in the open sea, especially at sunset.
I love this film because transmits that no matter how complicated the situation
is, we always have the hope that everything will go well and we are not afraid to
take a risk even though we know it can go wrong.
Iara Santos 11ºC1 Nº8