Open Water

Pros: true life story, some good camera use
Cons: weak actors, annoying supporting actors, gets boring quickly

When it comes to movies that are based on real life, the most important quality for a film to have, is the psychological impact that the events being depicted could happen to any one of us. In Open Water we are shown the true story of how a ...

Pros: Pretty good acting, it sucks you right in
Cons: Some really messed-up stuff.

I busted out of work a half hour early to catch Open Water. It seemed like everything I had heard had been positive. Still, I have been known to approach even the highest praised films with trepidation, which is probably a good thing in this ...

Pros: May leave you breathless, or not!
Cons: The stupidity of the boats crew members

Last night, as I was wondering what to watch on TV, I found a movie playing, Open Water, which I had wanted to see for a while now, so I sat back and waited to be entertained…I waited and waited but that entertainment eluded me…Instead I ...

Pros: Realistic acting; You feel like you're right there
Cons: Directing style will not be to everyone's liking; No big name stars

What would you do if you went on a scuba diving trip while on vacation and were left behind in the open sea? Would you be able to remain calm, cool, and collected? Would you be overcome by panic? How would you respond if an unwelcome sea predator paid ...

Pros: A thought provoking story based on true events.
Cons: Unnecessary nudity, but I didn't mind too much.

Susan:[Susan and Daniel drifting in the middle of the ocean] Oh God! Something's rubbing against my foot! Directed by Chris Kentis Blanchard Ryan as Susan Daniel Travis as Daniel Open Water – 2003 Open Water is ...

Pros: You're kidding right?
Cons: 15 words will not do this justice

One of my favorite film genres is the horror-thriller genre which has had the fortune of being associated with directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Wes Craven, Steven Spielberg and many others. This is the genre that always left people hanging on the ...

Pros: No CGI, no special effects; Just the characters, the ocean... and the sharks
Cons: Not enough character development for a character-driven movie.

I didn’t know exactly what to expect when I began watching Open Water. I knew the premise; I knew that most of the movie was two people in the ocean, surrounded by sharks. That was it. Mr. dramastef wanted to watch it, so I rented it and ...

Pros: Read review.
Cons: It's not a perfect movie.

The ocean--a place of tranquility, warmth, salt and deadly creatures. Open Water is a very suspenseful movie. It pits a couple who wants to get away from stress in their lives and they decide to go to the beach and go diving in the ocean. However, ...

Pros: Decent cinematography and a few enjoyable moments.
Cons: Mediocre dialogue and acting.

Open Water, the story of a couple accidentally abandoned during a diving trip in the middle of the ocean, promised to be very scary and it was. In fact, I left the theater with a somewhat diminished desire to revisit the Caribbean and a great ...

Pros: Picturesque shots of ocean & sky
Cons: Boring, bad dialogue, takes too long to arrive to it's meek crescendo

I can't believe that I actually sat through and watched this entire movie. I'm a very very patient person. This film makes me angry, though I'm probably overreacting since I haven't been irritated by a movie for awhile. I think that Open Water ...

Pros: ::"Swordfish" reminiscent nude scene::
Cons: ::"Swordfish" reminiscent nude scene that had no business being in this film::

“The best shark movie since ‘Jaws’” ARE YOU SERIOUS? Sorry to sound so negative, but this movie is far from being the best film since anything. I walked into this movie tonight with a few of my friends expecting to be ...

Pros: Moments of formidable tension; Blanchard Ryan looks hot starkers; Interaction with sharks
Cons: Ryan and Travis quite dull; first half hour slooooow; nobody gets ripped to shreds

Forget there were ever motion pictures called "Jaws" or "The Blair Witch Project" and OPEN WATER may just frighten the dickens out of you. For those familiar with these titles however, OPEN WATER may come across as a medium effective hybrid of the two, ...

Pros: The direction, cinematography, and creep-out factor.
Cons: Blanchard Ryan almost gets it on with a whale.

Some movies are worth it just for the girl's boobs. This is not one of those movies. I'll admit, there were several instances where this movie got me. In case you haven't heard the plot, Susan (Blanchard Ryan) and Daniel (Daniel Travis) get stranded ...

Pros: None
Cons: The entire film

After reading some rather good reviews for this film, as well as repeated articles about how "brave" the principal actors were to appear in the actual ocean (not a studio tank) and to have real sharks swimming around them, I thought I'd genuinely ...

Pros: Good use of modern phobias. Digi-documentary feel.
Cons: Dehydrated direction, watery story, bland acting and no evidence of an editor

The digital camera has been a boon for independent and amateur filmmakers in creating cheap and effective slices of cinema that have capitalized with huge box-office returns made even more impressive due to the small-scale budget of the films themselves. ...