Adrift
(USA, 95 min.)
Dir. Baltasar Kormákur; Writ. Aaron Kandell, Jordan Kandell,
David Branson Smith
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin
Adrift will inevitably headline Netflix’s playlist “Movies
with a Strong Female Lead,” but this film really needs to be seen in a theatre.
It’s a gripping romantic adventure on the high seas—Johnny Depp free!—as two
young lovers combat the elements and struggle to survive on open water. The
film sees YA franchises collide as Divergent’s Shailene Woodley teams up with The Hunger Games’ Sam Claflin to play Tami Oldman and to Richard Sharp. Tami and
Richard are real-world adventurers basking in the sunsets of the Pacific Ocean
on an ill-fated voyage home. A terrible storm leaves their ship ruined and
adrift in the water as they cling to life against the elements. Their love
story ensures that audiences will never let go while holding on to Adrift’s
adventure.