Adrift blends romance with dramatic survival story

Movie Title:  Adrift [Movie tie-in]: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Survival at Sea

Grade:   B+

Rating: PG-13

1 hour 36 minutes

In a Nutshell: Don’t read the book yet or research this true story so that you can enjoy the dramatic journey for yourself. 

Shailene Woodley gives an excellent performance and carries the film through romance and survival.

Tips for parents: 

• Shailene Woodley is braless during the entire movie.
• Shailene smokes a joint.
• Alcohol
• Pre-marital relations
• Some profanity, including 1 F-bomb.
• Bloody, gory injuries
• Scary storm
• Strong female role-model who overcomes extreme challenges.

 Uplifting theme: 

• Inner strength
• Hope
• "You can do anything you put your mind to." - Richard

                                       

Things I liked:

• I loved that Tami was a strong, capable woman who was good at math too!
• I always like it when movies about true stories show pictures and/or video of the real people who experienced the events.
• Richard Sharp names his boat “Mayaluga”, which means “one who crosses the horizon” in another language.  I love the metaphor.
• Good CGI and transitions.
• Shailene Woodley digs deep for a gripping performance.  If you enjoy her in this, you might like to see some of her earlier work in the Divergent series.  Her co-star in that franchise, Miles Teller, was going to play Richard in this movie, but after he dropped out, Sam Claflin was cast.

Things I didn’t like:

• If you’re prone to sea sickness, you just might get a little woozy.  The majority of the movie was actually filmed at sea, so there wasn't as much CGI as you would think there would be.  Rumor has it that there was a lot of vomiting during the shooting.

Funny lines:

• “We’re going to die out here!” – Tami

“We might.” – Richard

“You’re not supposed to say that!” – Tami 

Interesting lines:

• “Remember, it could be worse.” – Richard
• “A voice told me I had to survive.” – Tami

The movie is adapted from the book written by Tami Oldham:
                                      

                       

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