Against the Sun

This movie was similar to life of pi or castaway in the fact it takes place in pretty much one location, but it is a very good true life story of some world war 2 men and their struggle for survival. I thought it was entertaining and interesting like band of brothers or other true life war stories. Character development was great as you got to know the background and stories of the 3 men involved. I would watch it again and recommend it to others. I have been impressed with the other movies from this film company and appreciate their storytelling. I also recommend the conspirator and parkland and look forward to a movie about John brown the abolitionist

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This is a true story of three men that stuck together and survived 1,000 + miles at sea in a small raft. After realizing that they couldn't locate their carrier, fuel running out and then ditching in the Pacific they survived. This is a small movie with good actors showing the spirit of the young lads in WWII . Overall this is a well made movie with little special effects or anything of that nature. The actors portrayed their characters very excellent and you could feel their desperation and then guts while pulling together. It's a true depiction of how certain people rise above fear and did not give up. Knowing this was a true story made it even more enjoyable.

"They'll check every square mile out here. It'll take a while but they'll do it. Won't they?" After drifting off course a WWII pilot and his crew end up in a tiny lifeboat with no food, water, flares, or any real chance of being rescued. This is the true story of how they did everything the could to survive. Even though this is a true story it is something I had never heard of before. After recently watching Unbroken I was wondering how this would compare. This one opened with about 10 minutes of in plane scenes then right into the raft. What follows is an hour and a half of tense moments and wondering how this will play out. I would compare this very favorably to Unbroken, All Is Lost, or even something like Cast Away. If you have enjoyed those movies then I would check this one out as well. Very inspiring and moving. Another huge surprise watch. I always love when I find a movie I have never heard of that turns out to be better than 90% of the ones I have. This is one of those movies. Overall, if you liked Unbroken than check this one out as well. This is on par or better. I give it a high B+.

The beginning made it look cheap right of the bat. Odd beginning should have worked in the old Wwii footage later. The story is OK at best, the cgi is terrible the cgi shark was laugh out loud weird never seen a shark look that bad. The the soundtrack is odd for a war movie, it just struck me as to upbeat. Did the director find a friend to do the music cheap? The acting is not bad. I like the captain as an actor last house on the left great movie. No way people are giving this 9's that's why I agree about the fake reviews. Half way through the movie I was thinking I better check the reviews again something is not right. Haha

I didn't expect much from the film but it served up a real treat. A great story of survival against the odds acted out superbly by the three main characters who were all believable in their roles. It's a true story and the three airmen survive their ordeal and live to tell their story.... Downed in the Pacific three relative strangers get to know each other and pull together to survive afloat with little to aid them for 34 days.......that's all I need to say without spoiling the enjoyment of the film for anyone wishing to see it..... Highly recommended, nicely paced and the English lad proves himself a good little actor.. Great film...watch it, you won't be disappointed!

No spoilers. Just general information about the film. This is not the greatest film ever made but compared to a movie that I saw with Robert Redford some time ago -also a survival story at sea it kept my interest. I rented it from Itunes the first ever film I have rented in this way. It also recalled the survival scenes of Mutiny on the Bounty as well (1935). I gave the Redford film two stars and Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) four stars. It also recalled THE OLD MAN IN THE SEA in that it had a few brief flashbacks and dream sequences. OLD MAN IN THE SEA is a near classic 3 1/2 stars. It also seemed to recall the OPEN BOAT a story by Stephen Crane. This is a solid workman like film. I give it high marks for historical accuracy. I could not notice any anachronisms in the gear or script. It was, in a very real sense, a tribute to the stoic courage of the "greatest generation." I found the film very well acted and I enjoyed the way they framed it with pictures of the era and the real-life characters. Definitely worth seeing. A good WWII survival film. I would give it 3 to 3 1/2 stars. Definitely above average. Music not overdone. And though it was predictable in some places there were some thrills. I can't understand people who gave this a zero. They could not have seen the film. Very good performances by the actors and solid directing. If you like WWII films you will like this one.