This is based on a true story of three US servicemen who land their plane in the sea, get out into a raft and manage to survive without eating each other, although it was discussed with Tom Felton looking like lunch. They play the blame game for a little bit, do some interesting stuff to survive, and lay around like Robert Redford. Action wise, it wasn't that great. Character wise it was so-so. But with the Hollywood focus on real American war heroes, people are heaping praise because it may be expected of them. I hated "All is Lost." I found it boring. This was a little better because there was some dialogue, but face it, it is another story about guys lost at sea floating in a raft. True or not, I simply don't find it entertaining even if it was JFK. Great film, if you're into this kind of stuff.Was that an anachronistic nylon zipper on their survival kit pack?

I do like most stories of the sea, and this kept me entertained and was a good enough story. The fake sharks were not great, but I didn't really have a problem with anything else. Before I watched this I was wondering how they would tell this "trapped in a life raft at sea" story any differently. It is a true story, which I hope was told fairly truthfully, so it didn't have to be believable; because it actually happened. If it hadn't been a true story you might have wondered about their luck sometimes.On the whole worth watching if you like this sort of thing, and the acting was fairly good.

AGAINST THE SUN is a low budget WW2 thriller about a crew of three US airmen whose plane crash-lands in the middle of the Pacific, leaving them stranded on a tiny life raft with no supplies and literally hundreds of miles from the nearest land mass. The hook is that this is a true story, so that everything you see taking place on screen really happened, albeit with the usual artistic licence.Films like this I tend to enjoy and AGAINST THE SUN is no exception. It's no masterpiece, it's not even particularly memorable, but it does keep you watching from beginning to end and I was never bored for a moment. The script focuses on the characters and pleasingly enough keeps things entirely realistic; there are only a few tacked-on dream sequences and fantasy moments to get in the way. I liked the story's grounding in realism and the way that the three men had to use their wits in order to keep them alive.The movie is a little cheesy in places, with some lacklustre CGI here and there and JAWS music playing whenever the sharks are on screen. For the most part it works though. The plane scenes early on are very realistic. Garret Dillahunt puts in a solid turn as the eldest of the three and feels very convincing and assured while Tom Felton does an admirable American accent and convinces in his part. Some might find AGAINST THE SUN rather predictable and it's true to say that this kind of story has been done to death over the years, but I find there's still mileage in the material with the right script and direction and this film has both.

Before I start the review I would like to thank Kurt Graver for the early digital copy.I just finished watching this movie and I must say I'm surprised. The performances were great, the second I saw Tom Felton I remembered Draco Malfoy (Harry Potter) but I have to admit he did an amazing job playing Tony and I immediately forgot about Malfoy. So congratulations to him, Jake Abel and Garret Dillahunt for their amazing performances. I loved the make up, it seemed very real. And of course, the story was amazing. Sometimes this kind of movies with historical events might be a little boring but not Against the Sun. I enjoyed every minute of it and I hope I can see it again soon on the big screen. Congratulations to everyone who made this movie and keep working in great projects like Against the Sun and Parkland.