Against the Sun (2014)

Strong and Moving!

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

I do like most stories of the sea, and this kept me entertained and was a good enough story. The fake sharks were not great, but I didn't really have a problem with anything else. Before I watched this I was wondering how they would tell this "trapped in a life raft at sea" story any differently. It is a true story, which I hope was told fairly truthfully, so it didn't have to be believable; because it actually happened. If it hadn't been a true story you might have wondered about their luck sometimes.On the whole worth watching if you like this sort of thing, and the acting was fairly good.

A castaway film based on the true event of the US navy airmen who crash landed their plane and lost in the sea during the WWII. The story is set when the US response to the Pearl Harbor attack was underway. But three men are unfortunate to end at a vast pacific ocean. The film tells their survival story without food, water and medical attention until they plan to sail to the nearest island.There are many awesome films were in the recent times with this theme, so it looks like people are already tired of it. But I enjoyed it, I never get bored of listening to the true adventure stories like this. You know it is a low budget film with a minimal cast, but production quality was excellent. The amazing effort by all the three, especially towards the final act with their diet to match with the real event.Draco Malfoy, the bad boy from the 'Harry Potter' film series was very interesting. I never noticed him as close as in this one, because he never did a big role until now. So I hope he makes some fine roles in his future projects.In the B movies, this is really a top notch product. There are only minor flaws, and the scenes repeated from other similar films, because these things are very common in the castaway situation. So you can't blame the film for being so cliché, but you can try to appreciate the attempt.By the way, it's got a small twist at the end. It was the editing magic, otherwise if the story was told in a straight line from the beginning to the end, there would have been nothing but a usual tale. Now, do you think I would recommend it to you, definitely I do.7/10

The story of 3 men in a raft lost at sea sounds predictable & boring, but somehow this one wasn't. Not the usual war movie either. It definitely kept my interest. I am not a CG pro, but it all felt real enough to me. A few scenes jump out as well done: the emotion of the pilot when he admits his error, the catching of the shark, the storms they encounter. I only wish there was more detail to the ending. What actually happened when they made landfall? Definitely worth your time if you are in the mood for a real-life story, (unless you need sex & horror which seems to be the case nowadays). I will say that you might feel more appreciative when you turn on your faucet for a drink of water.

This movie was similar to life of pi or castaway in the fact it takes place in pretty much one location, but it is a very good true life story of some world war 2 men and their struggle for survival. I thought it was entertaining and interesting like band of brothers or other true life war stories. Character development was great as you got to know the background and stories of the 3 men involved. I would watch it again and recommend it to others. I have been impressed with the other movies from this film company and appreciate their storytelling. I also recommend the conspirator and parkland and look forward to a movie about John brown the abolitionist