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PHOTO COURTESY Of LIONS CATE FILM
In “Open Water,” married couple Daniel and Susan are accidentally left behind by a scuba diving tour
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Open Water
Starring Blanchard Ryan and
Daniel Travis
Lions Gate Films
The recent financial
success of independent
t pictures such as “Lost in
Translation” and “Napo-
Icon Dynamite” has pro
vided the means for other
creepy cousin low-budget
films slither — excuse
jimmy hissong me, swim into main
stream movie theaters.
“Open Water” centers
on the plight of scuba diving couple Daniel (Dan
iel Travis) and Susan (Blanchard Ryan). The two
find themselves forgotten and floating, following a
hasty decision to escape the routine of occupation
al strife with a visit to an unidentified Caribbean
island. Surrounded by miles of ocean waves and,
oh yes, a school of sharks, the divers hold their
breaths as each passing hour stoops toward an un
avoidable and haunting fate.
Writer, director, editor and co-cinematographer
Chris Kentis presents the film on digital video,
creating the illusion of a documentary to coincide
with the claim of a true event basis. In adherence
with budgetary constraints, the participating actors
were required to film and swim with actual sharks.
Apparently, digital sharks are expensive.
These production choices have generated a
decent amount of questionable hype. Do not be
fooled. The rough framework of the digital video
effect is frequently nauseating and annoying, as
audience members are forced to focus on close-up.
of churning waters and ill-proportioned forehead'
The storyline is drawn out to the point of excit
ciation when random shots of water, more waif
and even more water break up the superbly wea
dialogue between Kentis* two characters.
The film ultimately bottoms out with the lau$;
able hysteria resonating in Daniel’s screams.“ftt
w anted an ocean view. Boy, did we get it.”
Furthermore, the assertion of a true-life scenar 1
is lost to the realization that the firsthand accouri
of the experiences of two missing individtubi
can only be based on speculation and conjecturigr
Without testimony, an insurance scam could mots B
vate the absence of these divers as easily as mar: I
eating sharks.
The only buzzworthy piece of cinematograph I
encompassing “Open Water” is the inclusion oil
real sharks in the filming process. Ryan and Travisl
were placed in shark-infested waters fora numbri
of the sequences. Sadly, the shooting expenenccl
is more terrifying than the film.
Aside from the series of misfires this film pro f
duces, it does offer a few pieces of infonnatior||
that can he used to avoid misfortune in the futurt
One," always view' sharks at a safe distance ftoo
the television set. Two. commit the title dftMstlti
to memory. Some day, a self-assured imlcpcml#
film hippie may approach with words and plira»
like ‘zero-frills aesthetics’ or ‘imagined fromrea
events.’ If any of these aforementioned phrase
follow or precede the name “Open Water," or an
film for that matter, prepare yourself to punch ik
individual in the head.
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