Black Water

Name: Black Water
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: June 29, 2018
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 16
Cast: Aaron O'Connell, Al Sapienza, Courtney B Turk, Dolph Lundgren, Jasmine Waltz

2018

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Black Water

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Saban Films | Release Date: June 29, 2018

Starring: Aaron O'Connell, Al Sapienza, Courtney B Turk, Dolph Lundgren, Jasmine Waltz, Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Posey, Kristopher Van Varenberg, Lance E. Nichols, Patrick Kilpatrick, Tandi Tugwell

Summary: After a failed mission, deep-cover operative Wheeler (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is imprisoned in a CIA black site on a submarine. The CIA agents will to go to any lengths to get information from Wheeler—but nothing can prepare them for the storm of violence that erupts when he joins forces with a fellow prisoner (Dolph Lundgren) as deadly asAfter a failed mission, deep-cover operative Wheeler (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is imprisoned in a CIA black site on a submarine. The CIA agents will to go to any lengths to get information from Wheeler—but nothing can prepare them for the storm of violence that erupts when he joins forces with a fellow prisoner (Dolph Lundgren) as deadly as he is mysterious. [Saban Films]… Expand

Director: Pasha Patriki

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 104 min

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RogerEbert.com - Simon Abrams

Jun 29, 2018

Van Damme and Lundgren have worked together five times now since 1992, when the two '80s icons traded blows and bullets in the first "Universal Soldier" film. Not much has changed in 26 years since Lundgren, playing a berserk cyborg antagonist, stole that earlier film, too. Read full review

Movie Nation - Roger Moore

Jun 11, 2018

What all involved, including cinematographer-turned-director Pasha Patriki, settle for is easier, dumber and far less interesting, a movie that lives down to its vague, murky title with endless shootouts through sets that don’t remotely resemble what this prison is supposed to be. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - John DeFore

May 24, 2018

This derivative B movie is sure to disappoint fans of prior JCVD/Lundgren outings — which are an awfully low bar to hurdle. Read full review

Village Voice - Pete Vonder Haar

Jun 28, 2018

Criminal negligence of Dolph is far from Black Water’s only sin — there’s also the sluggish pacing, murky musical score, and somnambulant lead — but it might be its most egregious. Read full review

Los Angeles Times - Katie Walsh

Jun 28, 2018

Everything about this movie seems ripped from the ’80s, including the woefully sexist gender politics. But that’s only one of many reasons that this B-movie dreck should have stayed underwater. Read full review

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Bizzylorenzo70

Aug 21, 2018

This action flick was somewhat better than I expected, with all the poor reviews it has received. Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as a veteran CIA agent who is taken to a Black Site, which is a retrofitted former Navy sub, when he is thought to have changed sides. He will have to try and escapeThis action flick was somewhat better than I expected, with all the poor reviews it has received. Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as a veteran CIA agent who is taken to a Black Site, which is a retrofitted former Navy sub, when he is thought to have changed sides. He will have to try and escape teaming with a new agent (Jasmine Waltz). They'll be plenty of surprises and double-crosses along the way. Dolph Lundgren has more of a secondary role, but does appear more often in the final third of the movie. Overall, some of the plot elements here are very non-believable but the film kept me engaged and I would say it's not a great movie but certainly watchable.… Expand

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