Don't write many reviews, but for this I must... As others have stated, I was a bit skeptical going in, but having seen just the score on IMDB, I decided to chance it - and am very glad that I did...I was swept up in the story immediately. It was told with simple honesty with great acting by both leads. The time switches from past to present were perfectly structured, - and the story couldn't have been written better. The combination of the story of their meeting, subsequent growing love for each-other, combined with the story of disaster and survival was done so well. I would dare say it was perfectly structured...Highly, highly recommended.

1.Genre- Action, Adventure, Drama 2. Rating- 6/103. One liner- Reminds me how life of Pi was so amazingly conceptualized4. Plot summary- Story is about Richard and Tami who were stuck in a hurricane on their way to the American coastline, how they were wrecked completely by the disaster leading to Tami finding her way out on the basis of her hallucinations.5. Events- I think since the movie is based on a true story, it is quite commendable to how she survived around 40 days adrift. The movie projection of the storyline was good but should be more endearing for the audiences to connect on different levels. Woodley did a great job of escalating the proficiency of the character to certain level in the movie. 6. Film making- I think the movie was visually sound and quite well on cinematic effects, but that simply reminds me of award winning Life of Pi.7. Potential viewers- I think to all those people who love real life stories or true experiences connotation in a cinematic experience.8. Verdict- I think it can be taken as light watch movie, no extreme highs and lows that can become the climax of the movie not to forget the past and present going hand in hand in the movie for you to discover!!

The movie contains Adventure/Action/Romance/Drama /Thriller But i will admit up front that i only wanted to watch this movie just because of Shailene Woodley. And actually it's true that shailene did great in emotional scenes as it seems more real. And here is the main thing the cinematography and the screenplay was pretty much good as the flashback scenes displayed well.And the film contains a plot twist i.e Tami had hallucination that her partner is still alive but the truth is Richard died that night. Overall the both first and second half will entertain you. Shailene acting, the simplicity, the screenplay and the perception will make you want to watch it again.

I know this movie showed the ability of a human strength and will to survive and all, but overall this movie left me feeling uninspired, sad, unmotivated and overall disappointed.the one "twist" in this movie is a depressing one and the final out come of the movie is sad