rkhen
That this movie was a truly athletic event to make is obvious in every frame. Classic Maritimer personalities, a storyline that manages to be both authentic and meaningful at the same time, this is Canadian filmmaking at its best.You could watch The Disappeared just for the cinematography, which proves that skill and vision can trump technological bells and whistles if you insist. The supporting features describe how the director got her shots by using good old-fashioned human determination, rather than helicopters and CGI, and the results justify the effort. I come from seafaring people myself; this movie spoke to me.
Cat Gardener
The title must refer to the investors' money--or the time that viewers wasted.What an awful movie. It has no beginning and it has no end. It's just two hours of watching men row, row, row their boat.The positiver reviews must come from the makers of the movie, because this is just an awful, awful movie.I apparently have to write ten lines of text, so I will add to my review: Don't waste your time. This movie must have cost $49 to make. If you want to watch a boat bob in the water for two hours, this is the movie for you. The only experience you'll have watching this movie is regret that you wasted two hours of your life on it.
mcip1993
Absolutely wonderful movie.It's important not to go into it expecting flashy, fast-paced action like you see in a lot of oceanic survival movies. This movie exists to tell a story. The story of six men who represent every man lost at sea, fishing or not. Anyone who has any connection to the sea, whether it's through a family member, a friend or a childhood home needs to see this movie.It takes a certain kind of person to enjoy movies like this. It does not distract from the story with clear obstacles, high-budgeted effects or any unnecessary information. Despite that, it's far from lifeless. Shandi Mitchell captured a terrifying realism in her depictions of the open water and the characters surviving on top of it.The Disappeared takes you into a different head space, giving you plenty of time to pause and think. Like the characters, you are left reflecting on what is happening, and what that means for the future. The performances of the actors leave nothing left to be wanted, and Shawn Doyle took home the ACTRA award to prove it.Remove yourself from the space of Hollywood jumble. Let The Disappeared show you a real and awe-inspiring story that you can never forget.
vodopivec
Low budget and really slow and unoriginal. There was nothing at all that I learned from this movie.Thirst, hunger, death, vastness of Atlantic ocean?Despair of being lost? Sailors going crazy?Distorted sense of humour, personal issues brought to light?There is at least 10 other movies on the same subject and I cannot recall a single thing that makes this particular movie any different.As for the end, I didn't expect a Hollywood end, but I didn't expect no end at all either.Save these two hours of your life for something else.
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