Adrift.(News) From: The Journal (Newcastle, England) | Date: September 1, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Splashing around in the same low budget shallows as Open Water, Adrift is a streamlined thriller based on a harrowing true story of six friends stranded at sea.

Screenwriters Adam Kreutner and David Mitchell sustain the tension for most of the opening hour but, like their ill-fated protagonists, they're forced to tread water before the overwrought conclusion.

Director Horn employs subtle camera effects ( slow motion and time lapse photography ( to keep it inte...

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