10 Philippine Showbiz Today
Adrift (PG) ***
Swept Away!
People who go into the water need a certain degree of common sense
and bravery. Not since Steven Spielberg’s classic 1975 break-out thriller
Jaws has there been such an atmosphere of intense fear generated by the
real-life story depicted in Adrift. Brought to the shores of the West Coast by
Elevation Pictures this eye-opener will leave you shaken and stirred and sure
to think twice of sailing. Sail on Over to Metropolis or some of your other
local Cineplex theatre in B.C. to see what can go wrong when you tempt
Mother Nature.
Paradise
found.
That’s
Tahiti.
All
that
beauty
was the
lure
that
California
adventuress
Tami Oldham needed to make the trek to this exotic playground.
There’s nothing old about all the nai vety Shailene Woodley projects
as a happy go lucky try anything girl who falls for the charms of
Richard Sharp, a somewhat older oarsman. Smooth as silk turns
out to be this easy-going Aussie well portrayed by Sam Claflin,
Despite the age difference the pair hook up and embark on a
whirlwind romance enhanced by a sailing adventure. Little do they
know that the sea may have a thing or two in store for the star-crossed
lovers as they enter the no man’s land of a very unforgiving ocean.
Fear is the order of the day as a giant wall of water comes a tumbling
down. Few bookmakers in Vegas would take odds on either of these lost
souls surviving. Thanks to the artful In your face direction of Baltasar
Kormakur. Audiences are put right into the eye of the storm in all its menace,
Exciting and realistic Adrift shows the struggle a woman must endure to
set the right course for her life. Made with a flash back flash forward signature
here’s one tale of a true-life event you soon won’t forget..●
REYFORT
Joel Castro
Web Designer
www.joelcastro.com
Jose K. Lirios
Contributing Writer
June 8 - 21, 2018
Jan. 22-Feb.7, 2015