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Open Water (2003),
Director: Chris Kentis, rated
R
for language, brief nudity, and scary situations
Who will save
you?
  Starring:
Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis, Saul Stein, Michael E. Williamson
DML Rating:
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
- above average
"Where's the boat.
Daniel. Where's the boat?" -
Susan
Why watch this? Next
to Jaws
(1975), this may be the most terrifying film
about the ocean.
Plot Summary:
Daniel and Susan are an American couple on a tropical scuba
diving vacation. After enjoying their dive, they resurface to
find their tour boat has mistakenly left them behind, adrift in
the vast open sea. As hours turn into days, they face the
growing dangers of the ocean, including sharks, while
desperately hoping for rescue.
Dad's Preview:
Shot like a home movie, this harrowing film centers on a couple
on a scuba diving expedition. The dive itself is beautiful, but
when they resurface, their boat is gone (we learn later because
of a
counting error). The couple quickly realizes that they are
stranded at sea. Their situation moves from denial, to calm, to worried, to
hysterical, as the minutes turn into hours. Then something below
rubs up against a leg, and fins begin to criss-cross the surface.
It is a simple premise, but the filmmakers successfully deliver
a horror film with incredible dread.
Plunge Pictures
LLC, Eastgate Pictures; Lions Gate Films |
