Review of Black Water (2008) by Jimmy G — 24 Feb 2008

An infallible combo, unsympathetic tourists and a huge beastie!

This review of Black Water (2008) was written by Jimmy G on 24 Feb 2008.

Black Water has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Mckaela D (2) on 16 Aug 2011

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By Graham D (299) on 19 Nov 2011

There are some effective scenes but they are all too few and far between. Building suspense takes skill and subtlety…

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By Rawballs B (532) on 08 Jun 2014

Suspenseful and it reminded me of not going to lake or river if you have already an idea on your mind that something is under the water…

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The ending was the best. There was not very much action and little interest to finish the movie…

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