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This is next level bad, the decent and good reviews have to be fake on every level. The only redeeming quality about this film is that it ends. If you're a fan of slow pacing as in watching a snail go uphill in slow motion then this is the film you've been waiting for. The cast is unwatchable and there's absolutely nothing engaging about any of it. It's impossible that anyone actually enjoyed this film, and anyone that calls it art or unique or quirky or special or anything other then horrible is masking what this film really is - which is a complete mess. An incredibly bad experimental student film being passed off as some type of cinematic accomplishment.

I went into this hopeful there was a slasher I wanted, a slasher I needed. What I got was a mixed bag of delayed promises and a look at the potential of a slasher rising. What pulled me in was Shawnee Smith, she's in her element in the horror genre and she delivers. The rest of the cast , Tyrese Gibson, Taryn Manning and Bruce Dern are solid in their roles. There's a bit of predictability with the storyline and a lack of cohesion from time to time but the feeling of unease helps make up for it. There's a sense of foreboding that creeps in and it does, but not as often as I'd like it to. When we do meet the slasher it's a welcome sight and more of it would be better.

I liked this film, thought the acting was good and the overall production was strong for an indie. There was a bit of predictability when it came to how and why but I think the overall story makes up for it. I was drawn in by the friendship and how everything unravels fairly quickly and how the name of the game becomes survival. There's a lot to like about this film and the dance between storyline and imminent danger of a predator lurking in the water. It's definitely worth watching if you're a fan of shark movies and doesn't go all in on bad cgi shark moments. It handles tension and build up really well and delivers ultimately.