Adrift (2018 film)

Adrift
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Baltasar Kormákur
Produced by
Screenplay by
  • Aaron Kandell
  • Jordan Kandell
  • David Branson Smith
Based on
Red Sky in Mourning: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Survival at Sea
by
  • Tami Oldham Ashcraft
  • Susea McGearhart
Starring
Music by Volker Bertelmann
Cinematography Robert Richardson
Edited by John Gilbert
Production
company
Distributed by STXfilms
Release date
  • June 1, 2018 (2018-06-01) (United States)
Running time
 96 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $35 million[2]
Box office $57.9 million[3]

Adrift is a 2018 American romantic drama film produced and directed by Baltasar Kormákur, and written by David Branson Smith, Aaron Kandell and Jordan Kandell. Based on a true story and set in 1983, the film stars Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin as a couple who are stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after a hurricane, and must find their way to Hawaii with a damaged boat and no radio.

Adrift was released in the United States on June 1, 2018 by STXfilms and received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Woodley's performance and the cinematography but criticized the familiar narrative.[4][5]

Premise

Adrift is loosely based on the true story of two experienced sailors, Tami Oldham Ashcraft and Richard Sharp, who embarked on a 6,500 km (4,000 mi) delivery passage of 44 ft (13 m) yacht Hazana from Tahiti to San Diego in 1983. They sailed directly into Hurricane Raymond. In the aftermath of the storm, Ashcraft awakens after twenty-seven hours to find Sharp gone and their boat in ruins. With no hope for rescue, Ashcraft jerry-rigged a makeshift sail, survived on canned goods and navigated using a sextant for 41 days to reach Hilo, Hawaii.[6][7][8] A harrowing journey of heartbreak, loss and survival.

Cast

Production

Adrift was acquired by STX Entertainment in February 2017. The studio was set to produce and distribute the film, starring Shailene Woodley as Tami Oldham, and directed by Baltasar Kormákur from a script by Aaron & Jordan Kandell. The Kandells and Woodley also produced the film, along with Kormákur through his RVK Studios, and Ralph Winter.[9] In April 2017, Miles Teller entered into negotiations to co-star opposite Woodley, whom he had collaborated with four times prior.[10] However, in May 2017, Sam Claflin joined the film in the role meant for Teller, who had to pass due to "scheduling conflicts."[11]

Principal photography on the film began in July 2017 in Fiji, and lasted five weeks.[12][13] The cast and crew took two-hour boat rides into the ocean every day, and Woodley stated many members were seasick over the course of filming.[14]

Music

"Where's My Love" by SYML was featured in the first trailer for Adrift, which was released on March 14, 2018. "Song For Zula" by Phosphorescent was featured in the final trailer, released on May 7, 2018.

Academy Award-nominated composer Hauschka composed the original score for the film. The film's soundtrack includes his original score, and a cover of Tom Waits's "I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You", by Emilíana Torrini. Also featured in the film but not on the soundtrack is "Picture In A Frame" by Waits, which is played during a montage scene of Tami Oldham Ashcraft before the end credits. The soundtrack has been released by Sony Classical and is available on Apple Music, Spotify, and Amazon Music.

Release

Adrift was released on June 1, 2018 in the United States by STX Entertainment.[15] The film's $35 million production was mostly covered by foreign presales, totalling up to $20 million. STX accounted for $3 million out of the film's remaining $15 million budget (co-financed by Lakeshore Entertainment, Huayi Brothers, Ingenious), with an additional $25 million spent on promotion and advertisement.[16]

Box office

Adrift grossed $31.4 million in the United States and Canada, and $26.5 million in other territories, for a total gross of $57.9 million, against a production budget of $35 million.[2][3] In the United States and Canada, Adrift was released alongside Action Point and Upgrade, and was projected to gross $10–15 million from 3,015 theaters in its opening weekend.[17] The film made $4.2 million on its first day, including $725,000 from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $11.6 million, finishing third, behind Solo: A Star Wars Story and Deadpool 2; 62% of its audience was female, with 69% being over the age of 25.[16] The film fell 55% to $5.3 million in its second week, finishing sixth.[18]

Home Entertainment

Adrift was released by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, in collaboration with STXfilms, on Digital HD on August 21, 2018 and DVD and Blu-ray on September 4, 2018. Special features include deleted scenes, 3 featurettes, theatrical trailers as well as a feature commentary by director Baltasar Kormákur and leading actress and producer Shailene Woodley.

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 73% based on 150 reviews, and an average rating of 6.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Adrift sails smoothly between love story and survival drama, thanks in large part to a gripping central performance from Shailene Woodley."[19] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[20] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.[16]

David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a "B–" and praised Woodley's performance, saying: "When all else fails, which it sometimes does, Woodley is there to right the ship. She's eminently believable as a whip-smart, hyper-capable, iron-willed human being who still finds a way to doubt herself... At its best, she wills Adrift into a moving story about a natural born wanderer who needs an anchor to know her own strength."[21] Variety's Owen Gleiberman also noted the film's flaws while praising Woodley, writing, "For long passages of Adrift, we're pleasantly engrossed without necessarily being riveted. The courtship, heartfelt as it is, has a glorified YA shimmer; the boat-adrift-at-sea sections are like All Is Lost without the ingenuity. But there's a hook, a surprise, a twist that carries you through."[22]

Accolades

Year Association Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2018 Deauville American Film Festival Rising Star Award Shailene Woodley Won [23]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer Movie Actress Shailene Woodley Nominated [24]
Choice Summer Movie Actor Sam Claflin Nominated
Choice Summer Movie Adrift Nominated
People's Choice Awards Drama Movie Star of 2018 Shailene Woodley Pending [25]
Drama Movie of 2018 Adrift Pending

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ADRIFT (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. June 4, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Adrift (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Adrift (2018)". The Numbers. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ Giles, Jeff (May 31, 2018). "Adrift Gets There Eventually". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ Croot, James (June 1, 2018). "Adrift: Mixed early reviews for Shailene Woodley's partly NZ-shot drama". Stuff.co.nz. Stuff Limited. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  6. ↑ McNary, Dave (January 24, 2018). "Shailene Woodley's 'Adrift' Set for June Release in 'Deadpool 2' Slot". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ Serena, Katie (2018-04-12). "The True Story Of "Adrift" And Tami Oldham Ashcraft's Survival At Sea". AllThatsInteresting.
  8. ↑ Griffin, Gil (2002-12-26). "Adrift in a damaged boat, she learned the toughest lessons about facing life's challenges". San Diego Union-Tribune.
  9. ↑ Jr, Mike Fleming (February 6, 2017). "STX Boarding Shailene Woodley, Baltasar Kormakur Sea Survival Tale 'Adrift'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  10. ↑ McNary, Dave (April 7, 2017). "Miles Teller in Talks to Join Shailene Woodley's Drama 'Adrift'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  11. ↑ Kroll, Justin (May 23, 2017). "Sam Claflin to Star Opposite Shailene Woodley in Survival Drama 'Adrift' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  12. ↑ Baleilevuka, Rusiate (July 10, 2017). "Hollywood stars Woodley and Claflin in Fiji to shoot movie 'Adrift'". Fiji Village. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  13. ↑ Suva, Ashna Kumar (July 11, 2017). "Yacht Club Sets Platform For Movie Shoot". Fiji Sun. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  14. ↑ Joest, Mick (May 26, 2018). "Shailene Woodley Said There Was Lots Of Puking While Filming ADRIFT". GeekTyrant. GeekTyrant Industries. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  15. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 25, 2018). "Shailene Woodley & Sam Claflin Romantic Drama 'Adrift' Makes A June Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  16. 1 2 3 D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 3, 2018). "Solo' Hits Asteroid With $28M+; 'Action Point' Condemned To $2M+: Post-Memorial Day Blues At The B.O." Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  17. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 30, 2018). "'Solo' Second Weekend To Induce Post-Memorial Day Slumber At B.O. – Preview". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  18. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 10, 2018). "'Ocean's 8' Steals Franchise Record With $41.5M Opening – Early Sunday Update". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Adrift (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Adrift Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  21. ↑ Ehrlich, David (May 31, 2018). "'Adrift' Review: Shailene Woodley Rescues a True Life Survival Thriller from Drowning at Sea". IndieWire. Penske Business Media. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  22. ↑ Gleiberman, Owen (May 31, 2018). "Film Review: 'Adrift'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  23. ↑ The Hollywood Reporter (August 23, 2018). "France's Deauville Film Festival to Honor Morgan Freeman, Sarah Jessica Parker". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  24. ↑ E!Online (August 12, 2018). "Teen Choice Awards 2018 Winners: The Complete List". E!. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  25. ↑ E!Online (September 5, 2018). "2018 People's Choice Awards: Complete List of Nominations". E!. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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