Reviews — Open Water 2: Adrift
Audience write-ups from TMDB
Filipe Manuel Neto
I recently watched this movie after seeing another Portuguese film that seems to have taken inspiration from it. It turned out to be considerably better than I initially thought, even though its claim of being based on true events feels like a deceptive marketing tactic. Despite that, the film is well-crafted, features a compelling narrative, and provides decent entertainment. The entire story unfolds at sea, aboa…
Tejas Nair
I went in expecting a shark film, or perhaps something connected to the initial Open Water movie, but this turned out to be different—it grabbed my attention right away when a bunch of friends spontaneously choose to dive in open water without properly securing their boat’s ladder. What follows is pretty wild, with primal reactions and accusations flying around. It's enjoyable if you like survival-based thrillers; it…
Gimly
The difference in picture quality between the initial _Open Water_ and this one is truly remarkable, yet the film itself remains quite poor. It’s also worth noting that this isn't really a shark movie—I was genuinely taken aback by that. I suspect the situation arose because someone set out to create a remarkably foolish film, only to discover that an almost identical project in terms of plot and lack of intelligence…


