Review of Underwater (2020) by Davrosdaleks1 — 12 Jan 2020
Yep, this is what it looked like in the trailers: Aliens underwater or a clone of Leviathan or similar movies about aquatic monsters. (There's also a good amount of disaster survival in the mixture.) A basic tale but a well directed one.
The whole thing looks really, really good. I think the futuristic underwater suits in these may be among some of my favorite sci-fi suit designs. It is clear that effort was made to plan out the future deep sea oil rig this movie takes place in and around. The huge scale to this whole thing is made clear. You get a great opening shot of how deep the operation is. For a movie shot with a lot of darkness scenes, it is well lit. Cinematography, creature design, and pacing are all tight.
The best parts are the beginning and the end. These are the moments that buck expectations. I don't want to spoil anything, but I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Only downside is that the music and sound effects are too loud at points and the dialogue is so quick that you can miss plot points if you're not paying attention.
This is fun. Definitely didn't deserve to be held back for almost three years and dumped in January. I recommend this specifically for the beginning and ending.
This review of Underwater (2020) was written by Davrosdaleks1 on 12 Jan 2020.
Underwater has generally received mixed reviews.
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