I enjoyed that this film jumped right into the middle of everything; eight days past the events depicted towards the start of this film. By starting the movie eight days in the future and having Robert Redford’s “Our Man” narrate a letter he had written, the audience was forced to feel some sort of a connection to the one, and only, character in the entire film. I appreciated what director, J.C. Chandor, was attempting to accomplish. What I did not enjoy about the film starting this way was the fact that Chandor’s attempt to connect us to Redford’s character fell short. While we learn early on that he is truly sorry for something, the character didn’t make a great enough impression to sway the audience in his favor. To me, he was just a man stuck on a boat. I suppose most people would find some type of a connection to Redford’s character over the course of this film, I did not. I struggled to connect with him because Chandor gave me nothing in regard to the character’s background. This film was truly a struggle to make it all the way through. I felt that the best part of the film was the very end where Chandor left it up to the audience to determine what had actually happened to Redford’s character. I know that the severity of the situation that took place throughout the film was meant to help connect the audience to the film in some way, shape or form, but, again, due to the fact that I had absolutely no background on Redford’s character I felt completely separated from the film and it’s main protagonist. While I appreciate the story and all of the symbolism that came with the events depicted in the film, I can’t say that I truly enjoyed the film on any level. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt2017038/
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