To be perfectly honest, I wasn't sure what to expect going into this movie. It could easily go one of two ways with its concept. A survival horror taking place 47 meters under the sea, surrounded by sharks. Now, that can either be something really interesting and terrifying, or something that seems ridiculous and cringe-worthy.

So, which is it? Well, to sum it up one certain word, it's "entertaining". I'm not going to go preach and declare this to be the best movie that came out this year, it's certainly a flawed film. However, there are several redeeming qualities in it too.

Starting off with the negative, one of the largest parts of the film, or at least one of the largest parts of the film that was marketed at least was the sharks. However, they never really felt like much of a threat. The main characters in the film always just barely got away from getting bitten, or when they did get bitten they were hurt, but it never looked like they were truly in any danger. They were just able to get to safety and stuff a little too much. Other side characters do fall victim to the sharks, but it hardly feels impactful as it could be. Again, perhaps one of my most major complaints about the film is the ending. Right up to the ending, it was generally very interesting and I found myself eager to see what happened next. But then, what we thought happened, does end up happening. Just not as we thought. The ending just felt out of place, and I feel like they missed a terrific opportunity for creating something full of much more despair. Which would have been earned in the tone that had been crafted to that point.

Parts of the film, however, do deserve some credit. Given how the nearly the entire film takes place underwater the special effects were very good. With the addition of what I consider to be stellar camera work, It's certainly a visually pleasing movie. It also has several moments that are going to easily grab your attention. Your mind might be asking "What's going to happen next?" or "Oh god, how stupid is she?". I certainly found myself asking them. Some of the moments are even unintentionally hilarious. Even though the tone of the film is meant to inspire fear in the viewer, it's more like watching cat videos on YouTube. You can respect it as something entertaining, even if it's not the best-executed thing out there.