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Adrift in Manhattan
The film focuses on the lives of three lonely strangers intersect while commuting on New York's 1 and 9 subway lines. What await them ahead, let's see the film to discover by yourself.
3 April 1962, San Juan, Puerto Rico
4 March 1945, New York City, New York, USA
19 September 1981, New York City, New York, USA
29 January 1970, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
January 27, 2007
The film's most effective moments are its quietest.
September 25, 2007
You can't build a movie around lingering, soulful shots of the No. 1 train zooming up and down the West Side.
January 25, 2007
Better directed than written, de Villa's meditation on loss, loneliness, and alientaion in urban New York is downbeat, slow, studied, and a bit pretentious, but it's nicely acted by the entire cast, particularly Victor Rasuk and Dominic Chianese.
September 21, 2007
...overall, his [Alfredo De Villa's] latest flick is dramatically tepid.
January 23, 2007
Throw a rock into any year's Sundance guide and you're guaranteed to hit at least two or three multi-pronged grave and oh-so-earnest weep-dramas like this one.
January 27, 2007
A delicate piece with good performances and an intriguing enough setup, the drama ultimately doesn't go anywhere definite or distinctive enough to leave a lasting impression.
September 21, 2007
Adrift is a small film with great humanity and deserves a broader audience than it's likely to get.
January 30, 2007
Adrift in Manhattan is a quietly moving film about alienation and connection.
September 24, 2007
An all-too-familiar wallow in urban woe and artfully photographed isolation.
