It is very difficult to carry an entire movie single handedly, but Robert Redford in All is Lost manages it very well, The film follows Redford (His character is never named) after his yacht strikes a stray shipping container somewhere in the middle of the Indian Ocean. What follows is a one man fight for survival against the odds.
Redford is superb, putting in a performance that has already earned him a Golden Globe nomination, and must be in the running come Oscar time. Despite having nothing to say, which in many ways make the acting performance all the more remarkable.
Aside from the opening narrative, this film contains absolutely no dialogue, yet it doesn't feel like its lacking, everything you need to know is explained visually with some clever camera work and well placed props.
This film should stand as an example to many a film maker who may be tempted to explain a situation through the overuse of expositional dialogue. This is a master class in how to let the camera tell the story. 9.5/10
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