I will continue to update this post as reviews come in.
Rotten Tomatoes: Fresh
Critics Consensus: N/A
| Critics | Score | Number of Reviews | Average Rating (Unofficial) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Critics | 75% | 20 | 6.50/10 |
| Top Critics | 75% | 4 |
Metacritic: 57 (6 Reviews)
Sample Reviews:
Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail – The most surprising thing about Deep Water, though? It’s not half-bad. I mean, don’t get too excited — this is still a bad movie. But it is the kind of better-than-it-should-be bad instead of merely bad-bad.
David Ehrlich, IndieWire C+ – If this isn’t quite the best shark movie since “Deep Blue Sea” (that honor still belongs to “The Shallows,” or maybe “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” if you stretch the rules a little), it’s a lot higher up the food chain than it should be.
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter – It’s no Jaws, obviously, but sharksploitation addicts will have seen much worse, and the film will do fine once it lands on streaming.
Owen Gleiberman, Variety – As a director, he has a sixth sense for how to reduce actors to walking slabs of pulp. Yet there’s no denying that Renny Harlin, in his utilitarian action-hack way, has some chops.
SYNOPSIS:
A group of international passengers en route from Los Angeles to Shanghai are forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. Now they must work together in hopes to overcome the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage.
CAST:
- Aaron Eckhart
- Angus Sampson
- Lucy Barrett as Penny
- Molly Belle Wright as Cora
- Ben Kingsley
DIRECTED BY: Renny Harlin
SCREENPLAY BY: Shayne Armstrong, S.P. Krause
STORY BY: Pete Bridges, Shayne Armstrong, S.P. Krause, Damien Power
ADDITIONAL WRITING BY: John Kim
PRODUCED BY: Gene Simmons, Gary Hamilton, Volodymry Aremenko, Grant Bradley, Dale G. Bradley, Neal Kingston, Robert Van Norden, Ryan Hamilton, Ying Ye, Adrián Guerra, Bob Yari
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Pete Bridges, Mike Gabrawy, Amanda Harvey, C.J. Vranca, Michael O'Loughlin, Perry Doc DePasquale-Alleva, Patrick Josten, Walter Josten, Daniel Fitzgibbons, Shaun Sanghani, Kate Hoffman, Jeremy Ross, Ronnie Exley, Johanna Harlin, Xiaosong Gao, Christina Jin, W. Peter Iliff
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: D.J. Stipsen
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Helen Strevens
EDITED BY: Geoff Lamb
COSTUME DESIGNER: Jaindra Watson
MUSIC BY: Fernando Velázquez
VFX SUPERVISOR: Emma Clifton Perry
SOUND SUPERVISOR: Oriol Tarragó
CASTING BY: Jaindra Watson
RUNTIME: 107 Minutes
RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2026
by chanma50