Against the Sun

Name: Against the Sun
Genre: Adventure
Released: January 23, 2015
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 43

2015

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Goldcrest Films NYC | Release Date: January 23, 2015 | PG

Summary: In one of the most harrowing true stories of World War II, three US Navy airmen crash land their torpedo bomber in the South Pacific and find themselves on a tiny life raft, surrounded by open ocean. No food. No water. No hope of rescue. Against incredible odds, these three virtual strangers must survive storms, sharks, starvation – andIn one of the most harrowing true stories of World War II, three US Navy airmen crash land their torpedo bomber in the South Pacific and find themselves on a tiny life raft, surrounded by open ocean. No food. No water. No hope of rescue. Against incredible odds, these three virtual strangers must survive storms, sharks, starvation – and each other – as they try to sail more than a thousand miles to safety. [The American Film Company]… Expand

Director: Brian Peter Falk

Genre(s): Adventure

Rating: PG

Runtime: 100 min

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RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Jan 23, 2015

There are a couple of hallucinatory sequences that don't quite work, and the score by Paul Mills comes swooping in, insistent upon being inspirational in a way that feels like unnecessary underlining. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jan 21, 2015

It sometimes moves us, where the admittedly more arduous ordeal of Louis “Unbroken” Zamperini failed to move, at least on the big screen. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Jan 22, 2015

All three actors turn in solid, committed performances despite physically limiting surroundings, even as you're left with the inescapable feeling that this raft has sailed. Read full review

Andrew Lapin

Jan 20, 2015

Against The Sun, like its rudderless seacraft, goes with the path of least resistance: a talkfest where the men reiterate every obstacle they face out loud (all the better to show off period-friendly dialect), engage in some temporary breakdown of friendly bonds, and pray. There’s nothing wrong with this approach, but there’s also nothing special about it. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Jan 22, 2015

Against the Sun is a groaningly tedious survival story that will at least leave you with a renewed commitment to wearing sunscreen. Read full review

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nosma

Oct 1, 2016

I loved this movie. It felt very real and the actors are unassuming and very convincing. The entire story takes places in a little boat at sea but i was captivated from start to finish. Its sentimental and the pace is just right.

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LeZee

Jun 24, 2016

Yes, another castaway film, but not a bad one either.

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 areYes, another castaway film, but not a bad one either.

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 cliche, 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.

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kinoralph

Jan 23, 2015

Be based in true facts don´t make a film interesting. I understand that they wanted to make a realistic movie but the all story takes place in a boat .... and this is very annoying. Some flashbacks try to give dynamism to the story but this is not enough.

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