An unknown, massive earthquake happens in a drilling station in the bottom of the Marianna Trench. A scientific crew must find their way across the ocean floor into another station under the threats of deep pressure, dark water, dangerous deep-sea creatures, and a constant lack of oxygen.... (Full plot summary below)
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An unknown, massive earthquake happens in a drilling station in the bottom of the Marianna Trench. A scientific crew must find their way across the ocean floor into another station under the threats of deep pressure, dark water, dangerous deep-sea creatures, and a constant lack of oxygen.
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| We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoYes it's "Alien but underwater," and that's a good thing given how a top-notch Kristen Stewart leads us on a terrifying dive into the deepest reaches of aquatic horror. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleEubanks takes someone else’s screenplay, one that’s full of incident, and infuses it with his own sensibility. Alfred Hitchcock wasn’t a writer, either. Being a good director with a real point of view — that’s plenty. |
| Consequence of SoundJoe LipsettUnderwater is a solid creature feature that isn’t afraid to acknowledge its sub-genre predecessors. Kristen Stewart shines amidst a mostly likable cast, anchoring a film that moves at a relatively brisk clip, particularly in its bombastic opening and closing sequences. |
| RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoUnderwater absolutely bullies you into liking it. There's no time not to. |
| Film ThreatAlex SavelievStewart commands the screen in a fierce performance, effortlessly elevating the material with a few poignant glances and teeth-clenched determination. |
| IndieWireDavid EhrlichSpurred on by its murky spectacle — and a third-act twist that raises the stakes in a very enjoyable way — Underwater always seems like it’s about to drown in its own narrative disinterest, and yet it somehow finds a way to keep moving forward. |
| New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriThe primary pleasure of Underwater is the spectacle of everything going wrong, all at once. |
| The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyUnlike the best programmers, it never transcends its derivative origins and basic thrills. It’s another movie about thin characters and bland monsters—albeit one that’s better than the norm. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThis is a creature feature, whose gory jump-scares and icktastic critter design are the reason you're here. An ensemble led by Kristen Stewart brings credible camaraderie to the scenario without quite matching the vivid chemistry of Alien and its best descendants; with such a tightly packed survival tale ahead of them, though, few viewers will be calling out for more character development. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattShe’s (Stewart) just another action hero — albeit a smart, flinty one with exceptionally good hair — learning the hard way that under the sea, as in space, no one can hear you scream. |
