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Open Water

14 Ratings: 1.7
A movie directed by Chris Kentis

Proving that the power of imagination is much more terrifying than what meets the eye, OPEN WATER is Chris Kentis's intensely realistic deep-sea drama, "based on true events." The film's leering digital video camera allows viewers to … see full wiki

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror
Release Date: 2004, August 20, 2004
MPAA Rating: R
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review by . March 01, 2012
posted in Movie Hype
***1/2 out of ****    In 1998, an American couple - claiming the names of Tom and Eileen Lonergan - along with a boat filled with people went scuba diving for a good day; the twist to this tragic story is that these two individuals never returned from the trip. Apparently, as a result of an inaccurate, lazy headcount on the group supervisor's account; the boat that they came in on left them behind while they were still submerged underwater. Onlookers of the sad, sad tale have …
review by . March 21, 2009
This would be a difficult film to watch on the big screen but it works out fine on the small screen. It is tough to say what I really think without providing spoilers but here goes.     It works on the DVD because the extra features showing how the movie was made and on such a low budget(basically a husband and wife made it in their spare time with two unknown actors) makes the movie a lot better than it is.     The beginning says that the movie is based on …
review by . March 19, 2009
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    What might have been just another exploitative man vs. nature film, the theme from "Jaws" playing in the background, is, instead, a dire reminder of fate and chance when dealing with unpredictable elements. A young couple, Daniel and Suzanne, exhibit the usual tensions of a relationship the night before a scheduled dive trip from an unnamed island, but are delighted to explore the depths of the ocean with the others on a chartered dive boat. When the dive times out, a busy …
review by . March 11, 2006
posted in Movie Hype
"Open Water" is a low-budget, mildly thrilling shark flick. Sure, it has real shark action in it (except for the biting parts), but there isn't quite enough here in the way of character development to warrant more than three stars. The beginning of the flick introduces us to Susan and Daniel, two of the most annoying young adults you'll ever run into. They constantly bicker, even when they're in the middle of the ocean. I was really gunning for the sharks to take a nip of both of them just to make …
review by . July 17, 2005
posted in Movie Hype
This would be a difficult film to watch on the big screen but it works out fine on the small screen. It is tough to say what I really think without providing spoilers but here goes.    It works on the DVD because the extra features showing how the movie was made and on such a low budget(basically a husband and wife made it in their spare time with two unknown actors) makes the movie a lot better than it is.    The beginning says that the movie is based on …
review by . February 10, 2005
posted in Movie Hype
Obviously low budget, this movie details the events surrounding a couple at a resort island who go on a deep sea diving expedition....and are mistakenly left behind by the tour group. What follows are the events surrounding their attempts to stay alive--in the middle of the ocean with no land in site. There is inky blackness as they float in the dead of night, there are storms, and most frightening of all they have begun to perk the interest of the local sharks--which, as it turns out, are anything …
review by . January 25, 2005
The only thing that might make this compact little movie more terrifying would be a musical score from John Williams. Minus the signature "buh rump... buh rump" from the Jaws theme, this film is scary enough as it is. Working with factual events as the basis for their story, filmmakers Chris Kentis and Laura Lau have put together a gripping scenario of a couple abandoned far out to sea by their scuba excursion.    Stressed with careers and a relationship that's clearly moved …
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