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Review of by Roger Ebert for Chicago Sun-Times — 11 May 2011

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Rarely, but sometimes, a movie can have an actual physical effect on you. It gets under your defenses and sidesteps the "it's only a movie" reflex and creates a visceral feeling that might as well be real. Open Water had that effect on me.

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This review of Open Water (2004) was written by and published by Chicago Sun-Times on 11 May 2011.

Open Water has generally received mixed reviews.

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