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- 2005
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 50 m
- 2005
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 50 m
Summary What begins as a carefree treasure hunt turns into a deadly battle over an ancient shipwreck in the Bahamas.
Directed By: John Stockwell
Written By: Matt Johnson
- 2005
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 50 m
- 2005
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 50 m
Into the Blue
45
5.8
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Summary What begins as a carefree treasure hunt turns into a deadly battle over an ancient shipwreck in the Bahamas.
Directed By: John Stockwell
Written By: Matt Johnson
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 28 Critic Reviews
45
29% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
57% Mixed
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
14% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 28 Critic Reviews
45
29% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
57% Mixed
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
14% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Stockwell takes an especially leaden screenplay, floats the dull thing up from the depths of mediocrity, and makes it cinematically buoyant. Within limits, that is.
The cast is little more than the sum total of golden skin, firm flesh and blindingly white teeth, but in a film that demands them to be half-naked and soaking wet most of the time, looks trump technical acting skill every time.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 46 User Ratings
5.8
35% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
50% Mixed
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
15% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 46 User Ratings
5.8
35% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
50% Mixed
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
15% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
Into the Blue never demonstrated any pretense of becoming the next academy award winner, and instead faithfully executed its focus -- beautiful ocean scenery, beautiful bodies, and a significant degree of tension and action to carry the plot. I found the characters believable, especially given the target audience of the movie: the dialog was fairly cleverly humorous, but serious when it needed to be; the characters were adequately conceived, including the intentionally unlikeable 4th party woman who "wasn't family." Most of all, I enjoyed the pacing of the movie. Some slow underwater scenes were accompanied by peaceful music belying the increasingly perilous situations the characters found themselves in. Halfway through the movie, the tension never fully dissipates, as each event flows into the next as the stakes rise. The badguys are dealt with intelligently, and there are enough twists to convincingly carry the instability and danger of the situation.
I went into this movie wanting to enjoy it, and I wasn't disappointed. Though its premise wasn't the most intellectual of premises, I don't feel as if it were dumbed down as much as many action movies do, and instead carried out is plot with due respect given its expectations. I'd recommend this movie as a good post-summer adventure flick!
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Granted, the cast has a certain rumpy charm, and setting four-fifths of the movie underwater keeps the pesky surfer-speak to a minimum, but the film is less about thrills than punishing the wicked.
There will always be an audience for the escapist rewards this type of movie always dangles.
An undistinguished treasure-hunting epic that rips off the 1977 movie, "The Deep," in virtually every frame. It's pretty to look at, but so low-voltage and instantly forgettable that it's hardly worth anyone's time.
When under water, the action-adventure Into the Blue has genuine thrills. Above water or on dry land, this is one dead fish.
Laughably awful.
Obviously one of the main selling points here, as was demonstrated in the film's marketing campaign if I remember correctly was you get to see plenty of Jessica Alba in a bathing suit. Its a decently acted thriller, Josh Brolin can read the phone book and make it entertaining and Jessica Alba is easy on the eyes. Let's just say this , it's better than expected. That being said, I wasn't expecting much.
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Into the Blue is a succulent, sexy guilty pleasure for the intelligent movie-goer. Though it has its benign moment, it doesn't insult us with stupidity, and it's surprising well edited, especially down the last twenty minutes.
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A guilty pleasure movie. It probably takes itself a little too seriously at times, but come **** doesn't like Jessica Alba in a bikini for 2 hours!?
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It's a very flawed, but watchable movie. The acting was decent, the kills were fun and the cinematography was beautiful. Unfortunately, the plot was stupid, the characters were stupid, there were a lot of plot holes, it was unbelievable and none of the characters were sympathetic at all. The last half hour tries to give you the action movie promised, but it can't save the first horribly cheesy and disgustingly bad hour.
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Awards
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Razzie Awards
• 1 Nomination
Golden Schmoes Awards
• 1 Nomination
