All is Lost: A.K.A. Robert Redford's Sailing Trip

All is Lost got a lot of publicity when Redford was nominated for Best Actor. The film is ALL about him out on the ocean in a sailboat. It follows him for two weeks, or so, and follows the downward spiral of what can all happen when you're BY YOURSELF sailing in the middle of AN OCEAN! It should come as no surprise to anyone that things start going badly. I'm frankly amazed that all of the "stunts" were done by Redford (He's 77!!). There are no frills except the sunset on the ocean. It's just a boat and Redford. He says very little and really is the entire movie. His emotions and struggles are it. It's like a Survivorman episode with better film equipment and more supplies. Redford deserves a ton of credit, so I'm glad he got a nomination on it. Bottom Line: 7.3 out of 10. I really wasn't an enormous fan of watching Redford struggle with the ocean for two hours. It's impressive, but I really didn't dig it a ton. Worth watching when it's on TV for free sometime in the near future, but not worth running out for.