47 Meters Down

What unfolds is a smart, tense nail-biter that’s bound to leave some clinging to the shoreline this summer.

The ingeniously simple scenario concocted by director Roberts and his co-screenwriter Ernest Riera (they previously collaborated on the horror film The Other Side of the Door) provides the opportunity for genuine tension abetted by a series of jump scares that are no less effective for being predictable.

A fiendishly effective holiday-gone-wrong thriller that's better at cranking up the agoraphobic action than fleshing out its characters. Still, it'll find few fans at the Mexican Tourist Board...

47 Meters Down never remotely approaches greatness, but for an hour or so, its unfussy, workmanlike portrait of ordinary people in crisis (plus killer sharks) gets the job done.

47 Meters Down sinks rather than swims, even if there are a few buoyant moments along the way.

It’s not the premise that’s the problem. It’s everything else.

There are some tense moments, and Moore and Holt’s performances are about as good as could be hoped for considering they are behind scuba masks most of the time. But even at 89 minutes, you can feel the oxygen running out of this movie.

This impressed me a lot. I enjoyed it even more than last year's The Shallows. It does what it sets out to do extremely well: place its two protagonists (both sympathetic and convincing) in underwater peril and generate considerable suspense via which-way-is-up disorientation, almost-out-of-time maneuvers in tight spaces, and the circling specter of sharks. It drew me in in a crisp, straightforward, edge-of-your-seat way, even earning a surprising degree of emotional investment by the end, and the underwater photography is frequently gorgeous. So glad this was saved from a direct-to-video fate at the hands of Bob and Harvey Weinstein.

47 Meters Down is a suspenseful thriller about two sisters, Lisa and Kate, who are trapped in a shark cage that has plummeted to the depths of the ocean. The sisters, who are vacationing in Mexico, are confronted with the terrifying reality of being surrounded by large, flesh-eating sharks while their oxygen levels rapidly decline. The movie uses close-ups and the darkness of the ocean to create a sense of claustrophobia and tension. The visuals and music are effectively used to create a sense of dread. The performances by Moore and Holt are solid, but the script is not particularly strong. The relationship between the sisters is cliche and the story has been done before. The movie relies heavily on its visuals, but if the script had been stronger, it would have been more successful. Overall, 47 Meters Down is a thrilling B-movie that effectively uses visuals to create a sense of suspense and danger in the deep sea. ____________________ 47 Meters Down es un thriller de suspenso sobre dos hermanas, Lisa y Kate, que están atrapadas en una jaula de tiburones que ha caído en picado a las profundidades del océano. Las hermanas, que están de vacaciones en México, se enfrentan a la aterradora realidad de estar rodeadas de grandes tiburones carnívoros mientras sus niveles de oxígeno disminuyen rápidamente. La película utiliza primeros planos y la oscuridad del océano para crear una sensación de claustrofobia y tensión. Las imágenes y la música se utilizan de manera efectiva para crear una sensación de pavor. Las actuaciones de Moore y Holt son sólidas, pero el guión no es particularmente fuerte. La relación entre las hermanas es un cliché y la historia se ha hecho antes. La película se basa en gran medida en sus imágenes, pero si el guión hubiera sido más sólido, habría tenido más éxito. En general, 47 Meters Down es una emocionante película de serie B que utiliza imágenes de manera efectiva para crear una sensación de suspenso y peligro en las profundidades del mar.

47 Meters Down works on the old idea of great white sharks scaring a bunch of people (two sisters, in this case) but there's a bit of novelty (it takes place on an ocean bed) that makes the watch an enjoyable ride. While the dialogues - which seemed like they were just being spoken to help the audience understand the situation of the girls better - seemed inauthentic, everything else is pretty good here. A cool late-night watch with the family. TN.

This is a simple but effective survival thriller that really puts you in the characters’ situation. The underwater setting creates a strong sense of claustrophobia, and it often feels like you’re trapped with them, which keeps the tension going. While the concept is engaging, the story is predictable and doesn’t offer much beyond the core premise. Still, the atmosphere and pacing make it watchable even if it never fully rises above average. A decent experience overall, but not particularly memorable.

Deux jolies greluches (surtout la blondinette, elle est… à croquer !) font du tourisme dans une cage et prennent des selfies avec un requin ; puis, la cage fait glouglou jusqu’au fond 47 mètres plus bas… c’est ballot ! Le requin alléché rôde, surtout qu’il a un peu la dalle, un petit peu quand même alors que nos deux morues font des pieds et des mains : l’oxygène va manquer, tôt ou **** ! à partir de ça, le film aurait pu se développer dans plusieurs directions, exploiter quelques filons, quitte à sombrer dans les poncifs mais préfère s’égarer dans de multiples et flagrantes incohérences tout au long de son métrage (heureusement pas trop long). On ne s’ennuie donc pas et l’ambiance reste évidemment oppressante et claustrophobique dans cette partie de cache-cache aux effets spéciaux tout à fait satisfaisants… Mais la réalisation qui passe son temps à zoomer et sur-zoomer sur la moindre action ou sur les visages des deux femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (c’est vrai qu’elles sont vraiment jolies, ces comédiennes) ça fout bien le film en l’air. La fin ou plutôt la phase finale tombe carrément à l’eau et le grand n’importe quoi et achève de précipiter ce nanar au fond des abysses alors qu’il avait déjà du mal à remonter la pente, le pauvre !