Black Water
- 2018
- Tous publics
- 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
7.9K
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A deep-cover operative awakens to find himself imprisoned in a CIA black site on a submarine.A deep-cover operative awakens to find himself imprisoned in a CIA black site on a submarine.A deep-cover operative awakens to find himself imprisoned in a CIA black site on a submarine.
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
Courtney Blythe Turk
- Mel
- (as Courtney B Turk)
Cuong Alex Do
- Captain of the Boat
- (as Alex Do)
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I gave 5 just for the history of Van Damme & Lundgrin... NOTHING ELSE.
When two legends like these perform they need to pick the best of work team; director, producer, support team..etc
Shame to have such a movie.. Better after watching this nonsense to hurry and watch something from the back golden movies of them and hope to forget what was in, call it any thing but movie, Black Water
The whole movie was like actores and team of young studies final year project.. Amateurs, no experience, no scenario, no dialogue, no story, unbelievable/not logic acting, fake fake fake.
When two legends like these perform they need to pick the best of work team; director, producer, support team..etc
Shame to have such a movie.. Better after watching this nonsense to hurry and watch something from the back golden movies of them and hope to forget what was in, call it any thing but movie, Black Water
The whole movie was like actores and team of young studies final year project.. Amateurs, no experience, no scenario, no dialogue, no story, unbelievable/not logic acting, fake fake fake.
Van Damme remains likable even looking beat up and half-way over the hill from the start; in his classic style he takes a beating but can't be stopped. Wonder how long he thinks he can play opposite these young tasty chicks. There's no real "acting" per se as all the characters are pretty much hyper-idiotic; Dolph's part is relatively small but adds a fun element and another half way over-the-hill anti-hero. Entertains mostly as a spoof/parody.
There's probably just enough here to please fans of Van Damme and Lundgren, but it's not a big stand out entry in either of their later careers. That said It is still well worth watching. James Welch Henderson, Arkansas 2/20/2021
40U
I've never seen such a ridiculous movie in my life. The guys were machine-gunning inside the submarine, the woman was shot through the flames, and continued the film through to the end. Damme, with that scene of not being able to see, used it 3 times. Tough history, no plot, no good pictures, no nexus. A trash. Damme did a bad job with this movie, it was a very close career.
One for JCVD/80s action fans for sure, but this film really delivered a whole lot more than I was expecting!
It's a little slow to begin with, not due to lack of action, but because the storyline takes a little while to develop. Just accept 'Good Guys vs Bad Guys' and then you can enjoy the story. The plot is fast paced and keeps you interested until the very end, and for the most part the acting is at a good enough standard. Visually it is quite impressive, which is a shock considering other non-blockbusters categorised alongside this one.
Martial arts and gun fights galore, this is really all you'd expect from this genre. The suggested split billing of Van Damme and Lundgren is very misleading, this is 100% a JCVD film with Lundgren popping up along the way. They're cheesy together, yes, but the chemistry is good.
Finally, don't expect any reality. I'm not an expert on submarines, but I'm pretty sure that amount of machine gun fire is less than ideal for ones integrity.
It's a little slow to begin with, not due to lack of action, but because the storyline takes a little while to develop. Just accept 'Good Guys vs Bad Guys' and then you can enjoy the story. The plot is fast paced and keeps you interested until the very end, and for the most part the acting is at a good enough standard. Visually it is quite impressive, which is a shock considering other non-blockbusters categorised alongside this one.
Martial arts and gun fights galore, this is really all you'd expect from this genre. The suggested split billing of Van Damme and Lundgren is very misleading, this is 100% a JCVD film with Lundgren popping up along the way. They're cheesy together, yes, but the chemistry is good.
Finally, don't expect any reality. I'm not an expert on submarines, but I'm pretty sure that amount of machine gun fire is less than ideal for ones integrity.
Did you know
- TriviaThis was the fifth collaboration of Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. Previous films include Universal Soldier (1992), Universal Soldier: Régénération (2009), Universal Soldier: Le Jour du jugement (2012), and Expendables 2 : Unité spéciale (2012).
- GoofsAround 22 minutes, the aerial footage of the port is reversed, vehicles are clearly moving backwards.
- ConnectionsReferenced in I Must Break This Podcast: Interview with Chad Law, writer of Black Water (2018)
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Box office
- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $7,882,387
- Runtime
- 1h 44m(104 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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