Beautifully shot ..... can't deny the gorgeous scenery ... but otherwise it's an hour and a half of a grown man crying and whining
Solo
2018 [SPANISH]
Adventure / Biography / Drama / Romance / Sport / Thriller
Plot summary
After falling off a cliff and suffering substantial injures, for 48 long hours a young surfer must face a merciless nature and his own physical and mental agony to try to survive.
September 30, 2023 at 06:40 PM
Tech specs
720p.BLUMovie Reviews
Not bad
Solo, singularly insulting cinema through and through. Underwhelming boredom
Bad acting, slow, idle, bad and boring story, too many flashbacks filled with surf scenes sprinkled with short scenes of mediocre acting w by unknown rookie actors. Most of his acting consisted of dragging himself across a small beach with his arms. Being a fan of Spaniard cinema, I think this movie is an insult to theater, or a fart emulating nothingness. On the bright side, the underwater photography (2% of the movie) was beautiful. Would strongly recommend skipping this movie altogether if you don't want to finish it and want to punch yourself in the face for wasting that hour and a half on this absolute piece of garbage.
Visually Beautiful, but Empty and Lifeless
The camerawork is absolutely stunning and vivid, creating a genuinely chaotic and natural experience. I also appreciated the fact that this film used many real locations instead of heavy CGI and studio sets.
But then the awful structuring of the narrative ruins all sense of tension and unease. The film begins in medias res for absolutely no reason and while it might seem cool at first, it feels laughably dumb afterward. The contrived romance was not only disruptive but also painfully pretentious. It strives for greater importance in the story and characters when there really isn't anything there to begin with.
The survival story isn't even that exciting or unique. It's been done before and certainly far better. 127 Hours immediately comes to mind, but even The Revenant has a few individual scenes that surpass everything this film tries to accomplish with masterful technique and stunning beauty. It's commendable for being a true story and for having stunning cinematography, but what's the point of adapting this man's story into a film when it doesn't bring anything necessary or unique to cinema?