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Adrift [DVD]

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2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
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  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Ent.
  • DVD Release Date: 26 Dec 2006
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000HXDSWW
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 14,451 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Thriller in which a weekend cruise on a luxurious party yacht goes horribly wrong for a group of old high-school friends when they forget to let the ladder down before they jump into the ocean for a swim. The boat proves impossible to climb and they are stuck in the water many miles from shore, with baby Sara left alone on board. Sara's mother Amy must contend with her aqua-phobia as well as the group's increasing desperation, as the friends begin to turn on each other. Soon the exhaustion of keeping afloat and the struggle to get back on board begin to take a terrible toll. The happy reunion turns into a fight for survival.

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
The premise is so simple - 6 friends jump off a boat and can't get back on - you start out wondering how the hell the film is gonna carry itself for two hours without making you think you'd rather be where they are than where you are. But, it comes off really well. Various obstacles and turning points escalate the drama with satisfactory regularity and they don't fall in to the trap of just going drop of blood, a thousand sharks appear.

It really is worth a watch. I saw it at the cinema and really want to give it another go.
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars The film that Open Water should have been 14 Jan 2007
By m.bison
I'll be honest - this is a much better film than I expected. Of course, there will be many comparisons with the fairly recent `Open Water' film. There is a similar concept - a group of people abandoned in the middle of the sea - but `Adrift' has a much, much better concept. This is because with `Open Water' there was no chance of rescue unless another boat wandered by or unless the people on the original charter boat realised their mistake. With `Adrift' salvation and rescue is agonizingly close at hand; it is about 5-6 feet above them on the deck of the yacht. Indeed, with `Open Water' the two characters may or may not be saved - it is down to chance. With `Adrift' (which I think has been promoted as a sequel to Open Water in the U.S.), the characters just need to use their heads and think of ideas to get themselves out of peril.

I'm sure you know the plot by now - a group of twentysomethings and thirtysomethings jump into the ocean without dispensing the ladder of the yacht. With a small baby back on deck, you may think this is far fetched, but it happens in a realistic manner and, instead of saying `this would never happen in real life', you think to yourself `it just shows how dangerous it is to mess around and neglect the little things.' Once they are in the water, it is this set-up that makes `Adrift' a really good film. This is because you naturally put yourself in the same situation and try to think of what they should do. They come up with some very creative solutions for getting back onto the yacht, and, as you watch the film, you're thinking there has to be some way of getting back on the boat. There is - and it is very clever and I'll admit that I didn't think of it.

Like a lot of films with people in jeopardy, the situation is made worse by panic and not working together. As it says in the 1997 Anthony Hopkins film `The Edge', in extreme situations people succumb to panic and indirectly kill themselves. This is the case here and these scenes are handled very well, as is the agony of not being able to help your child who is in need and so close by. There is a slightly silly moment where one of the characters throws a mobile phone away. Apparently it is damaged by the water, but I thought they could have made that a bit clearer and not been so hasty to discard the phone. I hate to keep referencing other films, but it is like when the guy throws the map away in Blair Witch.

All in all, however, this is a highly recommended film. With no big names in the cast, you have no idea who will survive and, if you're watching the film with someone, you'll be asking each other `What would you do?' over and over again.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By possessed.by.a.lemon TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Adrift is basically Open Water without the sharks (it's actually called Open Water 2: Adrift in some territories). Open Water wasn't that well received even with the sharks, so this one seemed like it was dead in the water from the word go. It's just about some people bobbing about on the sea, right? Not quite so. Without the interference of hungry sharks, the stranded decide to do the natural thing of turning against each other and/or taking a long, hard look at themselves. It's reasonably well done, and the added bonus of them doing this beside a yacht which they can't get back on having a baby crying away helplessly makes it better than Open Water (which I quite enjoyed anyway, so there).

If you like the idea of a film about people stranded in the ocean, this is worth a rental. Could have done with some sharks, though. And some less stereotypical characters, then maybe the sharks might have deemed them worthy of their attention.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Look before you leap
The storyline here is three young couples - one with a young baby, take to the ocean in a yacht. Miles from the coast, four of the six vacation buddies are having fun in the ocean... Read more
Published 7 days ago by Zazbot
1.0 out of 5 stars Adrift
Absolute rubbish. The picture is VERY misleading. It's not exciting, its boring - just a bunch of brats trying to have a good time and failing miserably!
Published 1 month ago by Tuscany
2.0 out of 5 stars DVD doesn't work!
Looked forward to recieving this item which arrived quickly and well packaged. Had once seen this film on TV so was looking forward to showing my partner. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Joanne
3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
The acting was good, the movie overall surprising value for money er! no would I buy it knowing what I know No, in short an ok movie good acting could have shown much more... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Thelma L. Workman
1.0 out of 5 stars A contender for the worst film of all time
This film has many problems, the least of which is the average acting. When you begin watching the film, you will probably already know that it is about a group of people who swim... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Peter Groome
4.0 out of 5 stars good movie
I don't understand people putting up slashing reviews for this. The basic idea is original, the execution good, and I was kept interested to the end. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Ramses
3.0 out of 5 stars Adrift
'Adrift' was not quite as exciting as I thought that it would be, but still worth watching.
Published on 28 Sep 2010 by B Ekins
5.0 out of 5 stars A surprisingly intense and gripping film that more than exceeded my...
After reading the premise of this movie, I just had to see it. Six friends jump off a yacht to take a swim in the ocean, only to realize that they are royally screwed because... Read more
Published on 3 April 2010 by Daniel Jolley
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Sunday night entertainment!!!
This is a real corker of a film for a Sunday night. Apart from a group of mates treading water next to a beaut of a yacht, there's alot of tension. Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2009 by D. J. Stockton
4.0 out of 5 stars Chilling and so plausible
I thought Adrift was a scary and chillingly plausible film replete with intensity and leading suspense. On the surface, it is a deceptively simple film with a simpe plot. Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2008 by TS
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