Dead Water

We went to the "World Premiere" of this movie along with 30 or so others. It's a distinctly average action picture set mostly in the middle of the ocean on high end boat.

The acting and production are OK, but the film is let down by its structure and its general lack of suspense. I think it is supposed to a mixed genre film: action/suspense. A fundamental problem is that the action really only comes in the third act. The low budget for the film means that the action is of relatively low impact. Another fundamental issue is the lack of suspense in the movie. One of the main characters is obviously a sleaze-ball, so there is no surprise later when he isn't what he seems.

There is a lot of scenes of the high end boat which really could be taken directly from the manufacturer's sales video. One of these is used twice in the movie!

Ok to watch if you are streaming one evening, though frankly there are better things to watch.

Dead Water starts with a combat veteran, his wife, and the brother of the veteran's best friend going on a multi-day trip on the friend's fancy boat. (The best friend died in combat.)

Whew! Now, personal tension between all three occurs, of the pesky superficial kind. The characters act in one fashion and then flip suddenly. But, did something happen when our combat veteran was away?

Well, all of that doesn't matter. The plot has only minor things to do, and it's written so poorly that the scenes jump in the middle of themselves from drunk fun to caustic accusations.

And to make matters worse, there is another plot that is inane. And doesn't need any description here as it will be obvious when it first peeks its head above water. (Get it? A movie on the ocean? Water?)

Acting is fair to poor, but it may also be related to how bad the dialogue is. If you are watching this for Judd Nelson, I'd pass as he has a small role that has no depth, and is really a throw away of a role.

Dead Water is dead in the water.

Predictable. Been done before and better. All the characters were pretty unlikable and you could care less what happened to them. This film had bad acting, poor direction, and amateur camera work. Not worth the time In My Humble Opinion! (minor language, sex scene, no nudity)

Just dont waste your time with this film. A very boring lead up to an already used (at least 100 time) plot. Total waste of time and quite insulting to watch. This movie is something perhaps an amateur with a little money can make. Very bad all around. The female Brianne Davis was such a horrible actress that it made me sorry to waste my time watching this poor film.

It's not a masterpiece but it had some good points. The story was reasonable, acting not bad, pace good and it has great cinematography. I've seen much worse with higher rating on IMDB