OPEN WATER (2003) - June 29, 2005
A surprisingly suspenseful movie about a couple who go scuba-diving and get left behind by their boat. The film essentially consists of the two divers floating in the water and talking (or bickering) and yet it manages to be really entertaining and suspenseful throughout, particularly towards the end. Particularly effective was the scene that took place at night, with only periodic illumination from bolts of lightning. The film was done on a shoe-string budget and it looks it (it looks like it was filmed with a camcorder, and the two leads - though certainly not bad - weren't all that great, either). Despite that it is well made and remains very engaging throughout, which makes it easy to overlook its shortcomings. ***1/2
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