47 Meters Down (2017)
2017
89 Minutes
Two sisters on Mexican vacation are trapped in a shark observation cage at the bottom of the ocean, with oxygen running low and great whites circling nearby, they have less than an hour of air left...
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47 Metres Down should've been titled "47 Reasons Why This Disaster Will Make You Feel Down". It's not often a film so bad irritates me, but perhaps once a year there is always one. I'm confident in saying that this...this...abysmal piece of pure soul drainage takes the title. So what's good about this? The underwater cinematography was pretty decent, from what we could actually see it looked good. The ending was ballsy, so I give credit for the sheer bravery (even if it leaves a bad aftertaste). Ummm what else...I liked the tropical fish? Seriously though, this was horrible. The worst crime that this film makes is the expositional script. "My bar is at 50, I'm running out of air", "I'm going to grab the winch", "I'm coming to get you Kate, I'm coming, on my way Kate, stay there...I'm coming...", "I'm lost, I can't find you...I'm going to need to calm down"...I physically could not take anymore of it!? We get it, we as the audience are dumb, so thank you for spoon feeding us every damn action that our characters make. Thank you. You might as well get them to say "I'm swimming". It gets worse, Kate somehow becomes a shark expert! "Sharks attack from below so stay on the ground". Thanks Kate, convenient that you know that. The chemistry of our two sisters was atrocious. Boring Lisa is boring and is known for being boring, but adventurous Kate loves adventure and always gets the guys because she's adventurous. As if that's a reason to go shark watching!? The sharks themselves were ridiculously difficult to see (due to the dark depths of the sea...and the hideous camera shots) and also lacklustre. No thrills to be had here, one or two jump scares but you won't be on the edge of your seat. Convenient plot points are convenient and you will either love or hate the ending. Oh, and the first 20 minutes were so generic that even the music used during the party was monotonous euro dance music. 47 Metres Down is the definition of irritation, this was dreadfully boring film that has the worst script I've seen in years. Please avoid.1 member likes this review.
