Review of Open Water (2004) by Sunil J — 26 Mar 2009
It seems a lot of people were expecting "Jaws" when they rented "Open Water". This is no monster movie. It's a quietly intense psychological film, that works amazingly well. The fact that it was literally shot without a crew makes it nearly a miracle of a movie.
was pretty impressed by the cast, especially Susan (Blanchard Ryan). It isn't often that two unknown actors can carry a film so well. Their emotions are very real which really adds to the tension.
Kentis' dialog writing seems to be the weakest aspect of the movie. Some of the dialog the actors have to (literally) spew is awkward and extraneous, sort of a failed comic relief. In a no-budget movie that's often the case.
Hell, that's often the case in big budget movies. Overall the movie is very successful and all involved have received just praise.
This review of Open Water (2004) was written by Sunil J on 26 Mar 2009.
Open Water has generally received mixed reviews.
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