Black Water: Abyss

Name: Black Water: Abyss
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror
Released: August 7, 2020
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 46
Cast: Amali Golden, Anna Kubat, Anthony J. Sharpe, Benjamin Hoetjes, Jessica McNamee

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Screen Media Films | Release Date (Streaming): August 7, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Amali Golden, Anna Kubat, Anthony J. Sharpe, Benjamin Hoetjes, Jessica McNamee, Louis Toshio Okada, Luke Mitchell, Nicole Collett, Rumi Kikuchi, Stu Kirk

Summary: Deep in the forests of Australia, a group of friends explore a remote cave system when a tropical storm hits. As rising flood waters trap them deep below the surface, something even deadlier emerges from the darkness – killer crocodiles.

Director: Andrew Traucki

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 98 min

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The Playlist Christian Gallichio

Aug 10, 2020

While Trauki’s film may not go down in the pantheon of killer creature features, like the similarly themed “47 Meters Down: Uncaged,” it’s a lean and effective B movie. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Aug 6, 2020

Given its tight dark spaces, opaque water and lunging menace, this movie has plenty of natural nightmare material that it deftly turns toward more atmospheric than rote jump-scare uses. Read full review

Michael Roffman

Aug 6, 2020

Black Water: Abyss is a low-stakes rollercoaster arriving at a time when we’re being barred from theme parks. If you’re looking for some thrills — and maybe even a little adventure — it’ll do the trick. The drama is exhausting, but the situational horror offers a nice distraction, even if we’re admittedly tired of watching people make stupid decisions. Read full review

Thom Ernst

Aug 13, 2020

Black Water is an entertaining enough film, although one based on an overused premise that’s been done better. Read full review

The Guardian Cath Clarke

Aug 6, 2020

This is paddling-pool-level entertainment.

Donald Clarke

Aug 6, 2020

Black Water Abyss is mostly composed of actors breathing heavily in studio tanks while torches bounce off dampened sets. The characters are dull, the tension poorly maintained and the outbreaks of violence deeply confusing. Read full review

Alex Saveliev

Aug 6, 2020

From its unimaginative opening, involving a dumb tourist falling to her death to the anticlimactic day-lit finale (if you get this far, you deserve some sort of Steve Irwin award), Black Water: Abyss will make you want to Crawl back into Lake Placid. To reiterate: if you’ve come for the croc, you’ll be sorely disappointed. If you’ve come for anything else… well, why did you come at all? Read full review

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Jimbo_Burntnose

Aug 11, 2020

When you go to see a film like this, you are an idiot if you are expecting fireworks, but it is nice to see something that exceeds your expectations from time to time. I saw this film because I am currently working a personal project involving jungles and elusive animals, and I had anWhen you go to see a film like this, you are an idiot if you are expecting fireworks, but it is nice to see something that exceeds your expectations from time to time. I saw this film because I am currently working a personal project involving jungles and elusive animals, and I had an affinity for movies like 'Rogue' and 'Black Water' when I was young. There is a bit of repetitive camera work in the opening scenes (lots of talking heads in particular), which kind of gives off a bit of a free-to-air TV show vibe. But that isn't something to get upset about given that we're talking about a partly government-funded joint released mid-pandemic. As the story got going, I was glad to see some inventive choices taken. This is despite the film having a claustrophobic simple setting and few characters with which to play. Going underwater in anticipation of the scares was a clever move and I loved when the crocodile's teeth became gradually visible through the murky water. I also wanted to mention, if I may, that I felt for the director on this one. No one grows up wanting to make a low-budget cash grab, a sequel to a film no one saw ten plus years ago. Something like this would tear you in half I presume. On one hand there are some cool ideas to play with, some creative uses of light to try out etc., but at the end of the day you are (probably) being paid to shoot a big croc munch on a bunch of people. Props go to the creatives behind this one. I had my eyes open for interesting filmmaking and I left the theatre satisfied.… Expand

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ImDissapointed

Aug 15, 2020

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I've waiting a while for this movie and I'm beyond disappointed. Split the movie into 3 parts
1. Good! 2. Still not bad
3. Absolute joke.

Whoever wrote the ending should never be allowed to write again, seriously. Plus if you are gonna put them into such a ridiculous scenario at the end, just make ALL the charactes die.… Expand

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