Review of Open Water 2: Adrift (2006) by Juli N — 27 Feb 2014

It claims it's based on a true story but so far my research has produced nothing to back that claim up! So I'm not going to tag it as a true story!

I don't feel this story stirs up the primal fear that the original does so well! The stupidity in the original was plausible and the source of stupidity wasn't the couple we were rooting for to survive! The tour guide was guilty of stupidity which made us feel closer to the couple because we could feel their pain (anger)!

Whereas this film asked us to swallow a boat load of water and then had the nerve to ask us if we wanted more! On top of that we find out everyone in the water was morbidly stupid!

Now the film may have it's flaws but you know what... as frustrating as it was I still enjoyed it! Not sure why exactly, maybe I'm a masochist or perhaps it's because humans by nature are flawed! We do dumb things! Just ask any ER attendant!