"47 Meters Down" is a very entertaining summer movies, not quite the ranks of "Jaws", but with enough material to keep you watching quietly and with a touch of suspense along the way to its interesting ending.
Two girls venture to Mexico and start hanging around strangers (not a good move already) because they're bored. There's even one time when we were wondering if they were going to make it to the site. Everything seems to be going well. One couple dives in the cage and comes back excited and safe. They, unlike us, haven't noticed that not everything is good in the machinery, and well, the girls might have a rougher time later.
Everyone knows that sharks have a very keen sense of smell, and before you know it, there's plenty of blood in the water, and our reckless couple finds itself 47 meters into dark, shark infested waters, with their oxygen being depleted quickly because they are going through a bit of anxiety because things are getting worse by the minute.
There are several exciting scenes in the film because the main priority is to survive, but not much can be done if you stay inside the cage and wait for help to find you. Of course, obstacles appear, people disappear, sharks come and go, usually taking something or someone along with them. It's not an easy way up because you can't rush without risking getting the bends.
There's not much characterization except for an explanation about what motivates these two girls to do what they do. There are a couple of surprises as to who manages to be luckier and who survives. This is a time when the women are in charge in a manner of speaking, and guys just hang and wait, except for one who finds more than he expected.
It's clear by the end that we're not witnessing the birth of a classic, but it's a good way to kill a couple of hours in a hot summer day, with the added bonus of having even the little ones whose parents dragged in sit quietly, without spoiling the movie.
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Two girls venture to Mexico and start hanging around strangers (not a good move already) because they're bored. There's even one time when we were wondering if they were going to make it to the site. Everything seems to be going well. One couple dives in the cage and comes back excited and safe. They, unlike us, haven't noticed that not everything is good in the machinery, and well, the girls might have a rougher time later.
Everyone knows that sharks have a very keen sense of smell, and before you know it, there's plenty of blood in the water, and our reckless couple finds itself 47 meters into dark, shark infested waters, with their oxygen being depleted quickly because they are going through a bit of anxiety because things are getting worse by the minute.
There are several exciting scenes in the film because the main priority is to survive, but not much can be done if you stay inside the cage and wait for help to find you. Of course, obstacles appear, people disappear, sharks come and go, usually taking something or someone along with them. It's not an easy way up because you can't rush without risking getting the bends.
There's not much characterization except for an explanation about what motivates these two girls to do what they do. There are a couple of surprises as to who manages to be luckier and who survives. This is a time when the women are in charge in a manner of speaking, and guys just hang and wait, except for one who finds more than he expected.
It's clear by the end that we're not witnessing the birth of a classic, but it's a good way to kill a couple of hours in a hot summer day, with the added bonus of having even the little ones whose parents dragged in sit quietly, without spoiling the movie.
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