It seemed strange at first to alternate the sea voyage and the earlier relationship between the two leads in Adrift. But as the tension rises during the storm, I was glad for that intermittent relief. Shailene Woodley is convincing as our novice sailor caught up in tragic circumstances, less so Sam Kaflin as her partne. Director Baltasar Kormakur just about keeps our interest throughout but he and the actors are hampered by a poor screenplay.
A complicated relationship between father and daughter is superbly constructed with a wonderful script from director Debra Granic and Anne Rosellini. In Leave No Trace Ben Foster plays Will, an army vet who is struggling to reconnect with the real world by living in the woods with daughter Tom, played brilliantly by newcomer Thomasin McKenzie.outside Portland, Oregon.
It takes concentration to determine why Will is putting his supportive daughter through such a lonely existence? Doesn't he think she deserves more? But as time passes, we really know why. His demons are stronger than any other feeling. In some ways, I thought this movie falls into the same bracket as Manchester by the Sea. The location photography is equally fine, I just love the different landscapes of America. This can be a slow moving film, but is never less than engrossing.
I found Sicario 2: Soldado to have a pretty incomprehensible story. However the dialogue is fine, courtesy of Taylor Sheridan who wrote the original movie and the outstanding Hell or High Water. The film packs plenty of punch and there are some fabulous action sequences, particularly the aerial shots. Director Stefano Sollima has used his big budget to good effect and is helped by the ultra masculine performances of Josh Brolin and Benicio del Torro. Not quite up to the standard of the first Sicario (like most of the critics, I did miss Emily Blunt) but overall an exciting experience.
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