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Into the Blue (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 119 Fresh: 26  Rotten:93 Average Rating: 4/10
 
Consensus: Even the endless shots of bronzed beach babes and buffed dudes can't keep this soggy scuba flick's plot from drowning.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Synopsis: Here's a cool action film that goes down smooth as summer vacation, full of gorgeous turquoise-colored underwater scenery, bronzed bodies, and a nice level of free diving adrenaline. Paul Walker and Jessica Alba are a pair of in-love Bahamas-dwelling naturalists; she wrangles sharks at a... Here's a cool action film that goes down smooth as summer vacation, full of gorgeous turquoise-colored underwater scenery, bronzed bodies, and a nice level of free diving adrenaline. Paul Walker and Jessica Alba are a pair of in-love Bahamas-dwelling naturalists; she wrangles sharks at a local water park, he shepherds tourist scuba divers around the local reefs. Their beach-bum tranquility gets a jolt when a fast-talking buddy (Scott Caan) and his drug-user girlfriend (Ashley Scott) come to visit. While out on a dive, the foursome uncover what could be a dagger from an 18th-century pirate ship--but nearby there also happens to be a downed plane laden with cocaine. Moral quandaries ensue, bad guys get wind of the drugs, guns come out, and the plot thickens. It's based on THE DEEP, a 1977 film that tried to capitalize on the JAWS phenomenon of the time but disappointed audiences by forgetting the sharks. This version is a much more exciting film and features shark attacks and real sharks swimming among the actors, thereby righting a 32-year-old wrong. Director John Stockwell also did BLUE CRUSH (2001), so it's a given there's no skimping on the beautiful scenery, both above and below the water line. With the gorgeous bikini-clad Alba undulating through the water like a mermaid, this movie becomes, in its own unique way, a perfect 10. Ralph Lauren model Tyson Beckford is suitably intense as a shady club owner, and Josh Brolin is a sleazy boat captain. [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Jessica Alba, Paul Walker, Scott Caan, Ashley Scott, Josh Brolin

Director: John Stockwell
Screenwriter: Matt Johnson
Producer: David A. Zelon
Composer: Paul Haslinger

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 8, 2007

[DVD Details]

Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • Blue BD Case
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • PCM 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English, French
  • Subtitles - English SDH, English, French, Korean - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Commentaries - 1. John Stockwell - Director
  • Featurettes - 1. Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary (10)
  • 2. "Diving Deeper Into the Blue" - Making-of

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3/5

A B-grade joy as deep-tanned and sun-kissed as a Club Tropics promo.

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04/01/06
Ian Nathan
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A glitzy little B-movie.

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02/09/06
Time Out
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2/5

A brainless, forgettable thriller that quickly sinks without a trace, despite an attractive cast and gorgeous photography.

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10/29/05
Matthew Turner
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3/5

If the serious critic in me weren't fighting to be heard there'd be an extra two stars to give out.

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10/29/05
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus
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2/4

Every time [Alba] dives into the ocean, you expect to see her bobbing back up to the surface like an old plank.

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10/21/05
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]
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2/5

Save it for a six-pack and pizza night with the lads -- when there's no footy on TV.

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10/11/05
Andy Jacobs
BBC
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3/5

There aren't nearly enough preposterous thrillers that involve gorgeous young stars wearing very little clothing.

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06/23/05
Rich Cline
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Not exactly awful, just flashy and stupid.

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01/15/08
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
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the characters seem as shallow as the waters through which they paddle.

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07/10/07
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film
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3/4

An unpretentious film that delivers more than the trailers might suggest.

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09/25/06
Stefan Ulstein
Christianity Today
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Any excuse will do to ogle Jessica Alba's behind . . .

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07/06/06
James O'Ehley
SA Movie & DVD Magazine
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Stockwell fails even to define major plot points, leaving us to figure them out later from the dialogue.

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05/12/06
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review
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Click to read the article

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01/17/06
Sydney Morning Herald
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2/4

...there comes a point at which Into the Blue becomes just overwhelmingly silly...

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01/15/06
David Nusair
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There is not one redeeming quality to this movie

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12/26/05
James Brundage
Filmcritic.com
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1.5/5

Reminsicient of nothing more than several wealthy persons' salaried vacation trip, Into the Blue is an absolutely merciless chore of a movie.

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12/21/05
Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com
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6/10

Not a great movie by any stretch of the imagination, but certainly one that offers enough eye-candy and cheap thrills to entertain...

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12/16/05
JoBlo
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[The film is]...so bad that I found myself almost nodding out during long scenes of Alba swimming underwater in a skimpy suit.

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11/23/05
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat
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Into the Blue is a fine-looking, often boring, eye candy palace to visit. Until the languid turquoise sea churns into a crimson tide, that is.

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10/17/05
Larry Ratliff
San Antonio Express-News
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A rather ludicrous story about sunken treasure and illicit drugs, Into The Blue has as its main attractions the beautiful bodies of Paul Walker and Jessica Alba.

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