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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyThere are a couple of hallucinatory sequences that don't quite work, and the score by Paul Mills comes swooping in, insistent upon being inspirational in a way that feels like unnecessary underlining.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIt sometimes moves us, where the admittedly more arduous ordeal of Louis “Unbroken” Zamperini failed to move, at least on the big screen.
- 50Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenAll three actors turn in solid, committed performances despite physically limiting surroundings, even as you're left with the inescapable feeling that this raft has sailed.
- 40The DissolveAndrew LapinThe DissolveAndrew LapinAgainst The Sun, like its rudderless seacraft, goes with the path of least resistance: a talkfest where the men reiterate every obstacle they face out loud (all the better to show off period-friendly dialect), engage in some temporary breakdown of friendly bonds, and pray. There’s nothing wrong with this approach, but there’s also nothing special about it.
- 30The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAgainst the Sun is a groaningly tedious survival story that will at least leave you with a renewed commitment to wearing sunscreen.