Rotten
Its downfall is its cliche-riddled and fusty script.
Leah Rozen, TheWrap
Overview
Master diver Frank McGuire has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team—including 17-year-old son Josh and financier Carl Hurley are forced to radically alter plans. With dwindling supplies, the crew must navigate an underwater labyrinth to make it out.
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29%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Despite the millions clearly poured into it, the film feels cheap and amateurish. See it on IMAX if you wish, but the flaws will only look bigger.
Rafer Guzman, Newsday
Rotten
Sometimes the sets look like, well, Styrofoam. So do the actors.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
Stick that camera down an aquatic cave, wrap a paper-thin plot around it, slap the whole thing up on an IMAX screen and call it a movie. More truth in advertising: Call it a lame movie.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
After a sluggish half hour, this well-crafted adventure kicks into high gear and never lets up.
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
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