... and I don't mean it's ill advised, I mean that do to the partial pressures (Boyles law) the gasses (O2 & N) are not in tolerable ratios so unless you're diving with a special mix (not compressed air from the surface) you are SOL! But surrrre, I'll just turn off my brain... chaaaaaa

Shark movies! What were once the pinnacle of horror movies and science fiction story telling that left impacts and a sense of fear of going into the water. Like many things though, the demand for a new shark movie often leads to carbon copy projections that are all about cheese and little to please. Shark movies have now become more of the cheap knock offs that still remain cult classics and amass a ton of fans to watch them repetitively and spur more. Tonight, an unexpected sequel to one of these is my first review, hoping to bring the same suspense and thrills that the first one did. Can these sharks come back with the same bite, or are we seeing messy CGI disasters that SyFy channel has made famous? Robbie K reviewing:

Movie: 47 Meters Down Uncaged

Director:
Johannes Roberts
Writers:
Ernest Riera, Johannes Roberts
Stars:
Sistine Rose Stallone, Nia Long, Corinne Foxx


LIKES:

Cute Cast
Decent Pace
Much More Shark Involvement
Scary Setting
Much More Suspense Than Expecting

DISLIKES
Story Based On stupidity
Predictable
Shaky Camera Work
Very Quick Wraps Ups
Suspension of Disbelief Must Be Curbed


Summary:

I can't deny that these movies know how to recruit good looking people to play their puppets of shark massacre and this movie continues that trend. Our bathing suit clad beauties are gorgeous to the eyes of those that like those forms and will be a major part of the first third of the movie. Superficial components aside, the movie itself succeeds in keeping up a decent pace, managing to craft some suspenseful movie magic that thriller seekers are searching for. This pace keeps things moving, holding little down time between shark strikes and navigating the maze-like caverns of the ruined city and therefore making time pass in the blink of an eye. How is this accomplished? Well it comes down to two things. First is the setting. 47 meters regime manages to really use the setting as a canvas of terror, painting your worst nightmares of the dark to new levels. Where the first one made the idea of being stranded on the ocean floor terrifying, this one pulls you into the confines of a cave, whose cramped corridors and dark rooms may deter you from ever going spelunking. The second factor is integrating the sharks much more into this film. Yes, in the first one they were there, but they were more of a setting feature that seemed to be looming rather than really tearing things up like Jaw and Deep Blue Sea. In this case, the sharks are certainly the terrifying behemoths you search for in the films, with a new design to go with their traditional voracious appetite. These creatures are more than willing to get their toothy maws into new scenes and really add to the terror at hand.

Yet with all the improvements in suspense and the terror painted by the CGI squad in terms of shadow crafting and claustrophobia there were some things that still did not deliver the full bite. The story for one thing swam backwards towards a weaker pace, built not on an accident, but on stupidity of teenagers doing things they weren't supposed to and trying to correct it. It does certainly pick up in the caves, but one thing is for certain that you can figure out who is most likely not going to make it and just what is going to be around the bend... mostly. Certainly, the scares are much closer in this installment, but sadly its lost to the shaky camera work that inadvertently censored a number of the shark on human action. Does it capture the frenzy of the moment? Absolutely. Does it add to the terror and give you that sense of being this close to the maw? Again yes, but in doing so it robs you of the clear-cut picture that the first one did better. What the first also did better was the close calls vs. the hasty kills as I like to describe. In the first one, several close misses kept you guessing as to when someone would be shark bait, but in this there comes a point where the near misses are practically eliminated and the punishments are dealt rather quickly. In addition, searching for a way out seems to drag a little at first, but again things seem to progress rapidly to the point of chuckling at the coincidence. This brings me to probably the worst thing for me on this movie, the suspense of disbelief. 47 meters continues to toy with the idea of everlasting air, swimming faster than the aquatic beasts and how many times someone can withstand contact with the monsters of the deep. It's the magic of movies and storytelling of course, but especially at the end the already ridiculous concept takes further dives into the deeper realm of nonrealistic stuff and eye rolling moments.

The VERDICT:

Okay, it's a shark movie and it accomplishes the task of sharks meeting humans. The sequel manages to achieve the goal of scarier areas that allow the sharks to hunt in a new style, bringing about two monsters for our players to dodge. It's got a good pace and some suspense to it that should help get the shark week blahs chased away. Yet, it does not quite have the story telling aspect that the great ones achieve and the predictability/suspense of disbelief are still needing some tweaking to help add the finesse and clean up the movie. Still, I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would and give this one a nod in terms of catching it on the tube. Yet, it's probably better to see this one at home, for it could be an upscale SyFy movie rather than a big screen blockbuster.

My scores are:

Adventure/Drama/Horror: 7.5
Movie Overall: 6.0

Strong candidate for worst movie of the year. Not worth going into details. The direction is appalling and worst of all, it's tedious as hell.

Rating 4.0/10
The first time i've seen the trailer i thought the movie would be amazing and full of thrilling scenes, unfortunetly i was wrong. The acting in it are mediocre and falls short of satisfaction. Not only that, the storyline not as good as i hoped. Truly bad shark movie.

So I really enjoy these types of movies. And I always go into them knowing well enough that it is fictional, unlikely, and unrealistic. But that's what makes a MOVIE. If you are trying to be a critic and point out all of the flaws and have realistic expectations then you should stick to National Geographic or animal planet.

Now for those of you who enjoy movies and have an open mind, I recommend this movie. If you saw the first one then you kind of know the synopsis of what happens. I thought this one was a lot scarier and had more to it to keep you engaged. There were a few jump scenes some were predictable and some were very shocking. There are some parts of the movie that reminded me a lot of first one, like running out of air, sister bonding, and of course the sharks. If you haven't seen the first one it's OK it won't affect this movie at all. I probably wouldn't see it again only because this is one of those movies that is better in theater and it won't be as good a second time knowing what happens. But all in all I'm giving it an eight because it was rather enjoyable, had me on the edge of my seat, and had me rooting for the main character.

And the sharks were great, A+ for scary & toothy smiles.