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Underwater (2020) Review

Deep Blue Creature Sea

  • Chris Carter Chris Carter
  • January 13, 2020
  • 2 Minute Read
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Score: 6 / 10

Underwater horror elicits a special kind of dread. Some people don’t like space, some don’t like air travel, but I think fear of the  ocean depths is a unanimous fear. There’s a lot of potential left on the table there by the film Underwater, which tries to dance between multiple genres and present its own sci-fi spin with a dash of hollow morality.

This is a watchable film for two reasons: theme and Kristen Stewart. Surprisingly the rest of the cast actually shows up (which is not the norm for popcorny projects like this) , and the chemistry – despite some odd script choices – seeps through. I also appreciate that a lot of the groundwork for the setup is done in the opening credits (humanity has drilled arguably too deep into the ocean’s surface), so we can hit the ground running.

Within a few minutes Stewart is literally sprinting through the halls of an underwater lab bursting at the seams, slowly picking up party members along the way. Halfway through the film, we see the creatures that are causing all this havoc up close, which are slowly one-upped in an very Alien-esque fashion.  Throughout this whole process, which is sometime arduous, Stewart actually feels genuine and afraid: a testament to her skill as an actress in numerous demanding parts throughout her career (Camp X-Ray and Personal Shopper, to name a few).

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Final Thoughts:

Part slog, part intrigue
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Underwater

Director(s): William Eubank
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel, Mamoudou Athie, T.J. Miller
Running Time: 95 min

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