Deep Blue Sea

Deep Blue Sea es una gilipollez. Es mejor no pensar mucho cuando la vemos. Pero además de excelentes escenas de acción, cuenta con algo más que es también positivo. Los personajes que «seguro que van a sobrevivir» son devorados antes que los personajes a los que se lo deseas de todo corazón (por ejemplo, el chef LL Cool J). Y es esta imprevisibilidad del guión la que aporta una dosis de tensión a la película, y tras la absurda muerte «prematura» de uno de los personajes principales, también una perspectiva simpáticamente irónica que justifica todas las cosas ilógicas y al mismo tiempo grita: »Sí, soy una gilipollez. ¡Pero olvídate de eso y déjate llevar por el furioso huracán de un entretenimiento de acción que es de primera!» (19.05.2002)

This is a very decently filmed "survival" film with a big ugly toothy animal in the lead role. I like the perspective with which the creators make fools of the genre clichés, I like the effects, and I like the dense atmosphere... Although I have no excessive sympathy for this kind of film, Harlin has made something that can reliably entertain and frighten me, although the first viewing is hard to beat... (21.05.2004)

Pity about the clumsy and glaring computer effects that drag the whole project into the realm of B movies, because this film has a large number of good things, from the unpredictability of the plot to the solidly designed underwater laboratory. The expert talk about an Alzheimer's vaccine is not believable but, of course, there has to be some kind of mission. Surprisingly, the sharks are nothing special and except for a few shots, they are not worth much. Much better is the human shark, Thomas Jane, and the priest played by LL Cool J, whose coolness could fill buckets. I enjoyed the bloody scenes and the severed limbs, but the excessive straightforwardness and numerous plot mistakes are disappointing. (17.04.2007)

Amazing film and I'm surprised I didn't get to it until today. Thomas Jane is probably cool in every movie and I love his acting; Samuel L. Jackson is a delight as well. The film is adrenaline-pumping and thrilling from start to finish, it features visually good and fine bloody action scenes and the sharks look unexpectedly very good for their time. It's quite astonishing that no one can make a shark horror film like this nowadays. (28.02.2015)

Oh well, and they say they don't make good shark horror movies anymore. Deep Blue Sea offers pools of blood, deaths that come in surprising and rather original ways, and a script that puts one unpleasant and deadly obstacle after another in front of the hapless protagonists. The filmmakers hit the mark mainly by choosing a cramped environment from which there is seemingly no escape, where the clash with bloodthirsty beasts is inevitable and the atmosphere is really sharp and terrifying in some places. Moreover, the film has a good cast, though it thins out a lot in an hour and three quarters. I enjoyed it, I was scared and held my breath a lot, so I'm happy to forgive the digital sharks and the slower pace, but don’t be fooled. (13.05.2011)