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The Surface

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When his boat collides with the wreckage of a small plane, a man (Sean Astin) and the pilot (Chris Mulkey) find themselves adrift in the middle of Lake Michigan.
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Kate Erbland The Dissolve 05/13/2015
2/5
The film is a true two-hander-and Astin and Mulkey are mostly up for the task-but inept storytelling sinks the picture faster than anyone can bail it out. Go to Full Review
Rob Thomas Madison Movie 05/14/2015
2.5/4
"The Surface" has such fine performances in it from Mulkey and Astin that you wish the filmmakers had trusted them more, letting them bring the film back to shore on their own. Go to Full Review
Graham Killeen Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 10/30/2014
2.5/4
Here's a four-word review of "The Surface": Go see "The Surface." Go to Full Review
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Margaret K Jul 11 I don’t get the bad reviews. This movie kept my attention. Excellent performances. Ignore the bad reviews and just watch it. See more Elvis D 03/14/2023 Una historia de naufragio con 2 protagonistas que tiene mucho que ofrecer, pero carece de profundidad y emotividad. Al final es un drama que no genera mucha emoción, pero tiene un buen final que compensa el tiempo enfocado en los 2 personajes. No es mala película, pero llega a tornarse aburrida y solo queda el deseo de saber que es lo que sucede con los náufragos al final, ya que eso es lo que incentiva a querer ver la película completa hasta el final. Mi calificación para esta película es un 6/10. See more @BlackCloud13 04/30/2022 Just north of really bad. Silly, on-the-nose dialogue and a weak premise is stretched as thin as Filo Dough. You won't care about the story or the characters. At all. It won't entertain you, but might be okay as background noise. See more 03/08/2022 This movie has a heart! 2 very different people with 2 very different problems are thrown together and come to realize that they will not survive without believing and trusting in each other. This movie is about the root of humanity; caring about someone you've never met before and may never see again. The acting is wonderful and the plot, although simple, is perfect. There are no gunfights, no car chases, and no flying super heroes to distract from it's message: we all have the capability to make a huge difference in someone else's life! See it! See more @jeroduptown 05/19/2021 He's about to end it all when his boat runs over the wreckage of a prop plane. He saves the life of a man struggling himself. And in saving the other man's life, he saves his own. But it's a bore. See more 04/04/2021 I would recommend watching this movie, as it's certainly entertaining. Chris Mulkey's character is a laugh riot and patches over a rather pedestrian plot. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis When his boat collides with the wreckage of a small plane, a man (Sean Astin) and the pilot (Chris Mulkey) find themselves adrift in the middle of Lake Michigan.
Director
Gil Cates Jr.
Producer
Jeff Gendelman
Screenwriter
Jeff Gendelman
Distributor
Entertainment One
Production Co
Good Note Productions
Genre
Adventure, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 15, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2015
Runtime
1h 26m
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