Right, well I have to admit that I was lured in by the movie's cover. I mean, a woman walking in chest-deep water and with unseen tentacles lurking beneath the surface of the water, well that seemed interesting to me.
But the movie was definitely nothing like I had expected it to be. And it most certainly was nothing like what the movie's cover indicated. Instead we are treated to a movie that jumps between different story arches, and none of them proved particularly interesting. I cannot honestly fathom what writer and director Brandon Slagle was trying to accomplish with this movie. The narrative was all over the place, and it was a confusing mess of a narrative, which made little sense.
The acting performances in the movie were fair, but nothing outstanding or memorable. And the only cast member I was familiar with was James Duval, and he was hardly in the movie at all.
If you enjoy thrillers, do yourself a massive favor and stay well clear of "Dead Sea". It quite simply isn't worth the time of day.
The effects in the movie were bland. They were passable, sure, but hardly anything worthwhile writing home about.
This movie was a huge swing and a miss. And it is without a doubt not a movie that I will ever return to watch a second time, as it was quite a struggle to sit through it the first time. You know that when a movie is written, directed and starring the one and the same person, it is going to be a questionable affair, and "Dead Sea" was one such instance.
My rating of writer and director Brandon Slagle's 2014 movie "Dead Sea" lands on a generous two out of ten stars.
