A B-grade joy as deep-tanned and sun-kissed as a Club Tropics promo.
Into the Blue (2005)
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
DVD Info
Release:
Mar 8, 2007
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
Reviews
A brainless, forgettable thriller that quickly sinks without a trace, despite an attractive cast and gorgeous photography.
If the serious critic in me weren't fighting to be heard there'd be an extra two stars to give out.
Every time [Alba] dives into the ocean, you expect to see her bobbing back up to the surface like an old plank.
Save it for a six-pack and pizza night with the lads -- when there's no footy on TV.
There aren't nearly enough preposterous thrillers that involve gorgeous young stars wearing very little clothing.
the characters seem as shallow as the waters through which they paddle.
An unpretentious film that delivers more than the trailers might suggest.
Stockwell fails even to define major plot points, leaving us to figure them out later from the dialogue.
...there comes a point at which Into the Blue becomes just overwhelmingly silly...
Reminsicient of nothing more than several wealthy persons' salaried vacation trip, Into the Blue is an absolutely merciless chore of a movie.
Not a great movie by any stretch of the imagination, but certainly one that offers enough eye-candy and cheap thrills to entertain...
[The film is]...so bad that I found myself almost nodding out during long scenes of Alba swimming underwater in a skimpy suit.
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.
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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