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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World War Z movie is intense fun

Brad Pitt. Need I say more? Well ok, if you're a guy, you're going to want more out of this June thrill ride than just staring at the aging, yet still handsome half of Brangelina. World War Z is a fun summer blockbuster about a zombie apocalypse, loosely based on the popular book that my sons devoured back in 2006 entitled "World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War" by Max Brooks. I wonder if Brad Pitt's kids also read the book when it came out and clamored for pop to film it. His production company, Plan B Entertainment, quickly secured the screen rights for it in 2007.



Rumor has it that the budget for this flick chewed up over $400 million with some post-production re-writes that caused its later release. In fact, the last 40 minutes of the movie were completely remade. Some critics claim the post-production troubles make the movie a bit choppy, but as long as you have popcorn in your mouth, you're going to be entertained. The zombie craze still seems to be alive and well, so ticket sales look promising.

Brad Pitt is confident it's going to do well and told US Today, "Listen, I'm pretty proud of this film.  It's just big and fun and this is the most intense thing you're going to see all year." He said it was the most intense thing he's done, and he certainly has skin in the game on this one...so to speak.

Brad Pitt plays Gerry Lane, a retired UN employee who gets called in to help find the origins of the undeadly strain that is turning humans into rabid zombies.  Gerry Lane is properly motivated to search the globe for a cure in return for his family's safety and protection on one of the few floating ships turned safe zones in the ocean.

Combine Gerry Lane's effective survival skills with Brad Pitt's golden locks and you get some action scenes that even hard-core preppers will admire. It's challenging enough to survive the slow-moving zombies in "The Walking Dead", but these creepy corpses "turn" in only 12 seconds, race after you at very quick speeds, jump onto the high walls surrounding Jerusalem, and even pull down a helicopter. Your heart will pound in suspense and you'll try to quiet your breath when you learn that loud sounds attract the rabid humans.

Gerry Lane counsels a family locked up in a New Jersey apartment after the chaotic outbreak that "movement is life." His former experience getting in and out of hot zones helps him come up with resourceful survival ideas, saving himself and others along the way, including a female soldier in the Israeli army.

If you loved the popular TV show "Lost", you'll get a kick out of seeing Matthew Fox as one of the parajumpers that fights to protect those seeking a cure.  Audiences will be introduced to Mireille Enos, who plays Brad Pitt's frightened and dutiful wife. 

The special effects are amazing and pretty believable.  As my kids say, "It could happen."

The movie is being released in 2D, RealID 3D, and IMAX 3D. While I love a good 3D experience, this particular film doesn't work well in 3D because of the camera's shakiness, so see it in 2D and you won't get dizzy.