Open Water 3: Cage Dive Movie Review
In 2003, the film Open Water became a surprise box office hit--the inevitable sequel followed in 2006, and eleven years later, it became a trilogy with Open Water 3: Cage Dive. In this one, three Americans, played by Australians, visit the land down under in hopes of becoming contestants on some reality game. They decide to go on a cage dive to see some sharks up close and personal and, this being an Open Water film, you can imagine what happens next.
"I'm going to be floating in water HOW LONG?!"
As is typical with these "Americans visiting foreign lands" horror films, we get the arrival scene, followed by the party scene, followed finally by the distress--mercifully, this movie gets through the initial part of this model fairly quickly, but fails to make any of the three main characters even remotely likable, leading to the viewer not really caring a lot about their fate. Once they end up in the water, we actually get some shark attacks and a fair amount of gore, which is a nice touch. The movie is shot as a hybrid between a found footage film and documentary, and that works out fine, except it does have the same drawback most found footage horror movies share--the unlikelihood that somebody would actually continue shooting through all the scares. The acting is fair, and it has more action that its predecessors--these things may not combine to make Open Water 3: Cage Dive a great movie, but they certainly make it the best of the trilogy.
On A Scale Of One To Ten: 6
Open Water 3: Cage Dive Movie Trailer
I could not finish the 1st one sadly this one looks more of the same. I'm sure we will see a 4th one someday.
ReplyDeleteOne of the major fears of first time scuba divers is the safety of the endeavor. You will, after all, be flinging yourself in the almost endless ocean. What makes you so sure you will surface without injuries or what makes you so sure you will surface at all? However these fears are without merit because as long as you have the best scuba diving gear and have taken scuba diving lessons, there is no way for you to get lost in your way. great barrier reef scuba diving
ReplyDeleteMy rule is that an unsolicited ad immediately gets removed, but I love how this company didn't just slap this on a random movie review, but on one relevant to their product. Bravo. This one stays.
Delete