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This movie is beyond ridiculous. Even totally funny at times as the characters actions are completely beyond reason or doesn't make any logical sense at all. I decided to review it with a 6 star rating though as I enjoyed watching it and it was pretty funny so I enjoyed it. If you're looking for a serious horror or thriller movie then this definitely isn't for you however if you're looking for some light hearted easy going suspense/comedy it's not bad. If it wasn't as ridiculous and funny I'd probably have given it 2 stars. Just so you are aware as well, the whole movie is available for free on YouTube with subtitles.

I wanted to like it more. When i watch a low budget thriller/horror movie, i want to reward their efforts by giving a good rating. But, to be honest, there are a lot of dumb and "what the hell and not in a good way" moments here. A lot of unintentionally funny scenes too, i laugh so hard watching a few of them. A lot of unnecessarily melodramatic scenes, also.

However, there are some positives too. Leading actor is extremely likeable character and his acting was not bad. The actress was likeable too as a character, but her acting was..let's say not very good, i don't wanna be mean. Furthermore, it's entertaining. This is a watchable survival movie, if you are looking for some mindless fun and you are a big fan of this genre (One location survival/thriller-horror movies). I can't recommend it but if you lower your expectations, you 'll maybe enjoy it.

I had one hearty laugh towards the end after I tilted my head and thought "Sure, Jan" when our "hero's" insulin shot fell perfectly onto a cloth.

Unfortunately, this movie contained a bunch of unintentional laughs and "yeah, right" moments. But, worst of all: it had thee most fakest looking crocodile I've ever seen in a movie. And that's sad because it was supposed to be one of the biggest threats of this Open Water in Reverse knock-off.

Basically, under extremely unlikely circumstances, a man gets trapped and abandoned in a huge, albeit empty pool with no ladder or way out. To make matters worse, his girlfriend shows up, gets trapped with him and the aforementioned, hungry and angry crocodile in there stalking them. (Mostly sleeping, but when awake, stalking.) How will they possibly escape THE POOOOOL of DEATH?!

I didn't give up on the movie because, well, the lead was sexy (ha,) a lot of the time I could absolutely feel his pain of the gruesome things that happen to him and I do love me some When Animals Attack films as well as being trapped with nearly no possible ways to escape. I mentioned this is a rip-off (well, sorta) of the Open Water movies, but specifically part two. In that movie, the cast is in the ocean around their boat, but no ladder or way to get back onboard. In that movie, to add tension, there's a baby on board. In The Pool, there's a chained up dog up on deck, who they, of course, named "Lucky." Ha. Ha. I get it.

Mistakes are made by the lead, constantly - causing me so much frustration and while some graphics look good, others look fake as all Hades. One death in the movie was kinda shocking, but another's survival, though it was supposed to be happy, would've elevated this movie tenfold had they perished.

It's not the worst, by far it isn't. It's just a breezy 90-minute Saturday afternoon viewing. If you can get past that terrible CGI'd croc.

***

Final thoughts: Okay, I'm not from that country, nor ever been. But, seriously? The Olympic-sized pool has no ladder or shallow end? I know it's possible, but is it plausible?

I can't count how often the two main characters acted dumb in this movie, but I still suffered for these weirdos. The stage is as simple as can: A deep pool, pumped out, at first 1 and then 2 dumb people plus 1 crocodile. Fading out that the crocodile might kill a person in some minutes, there were tough moments. I did like the production by building up suspense with minimal things like a ringing cellphone or a dog taking notice of them both. There are so many little things to notice that it makes the (tolerant) audience shiver with impatience of what happens next. A more sober audience will only count the dumb fails of the two protagonists. So I would recommend that movie to an uncritical audience, which just wants to have some entertainment. It has a wicked idea I like.

The film has lots of suspense, tension n hell lottuva far-fetched scenes. The film is a mix of 127 hours, Cast Away, Apocalypto, etc. Too many unbelievable scenes saved by tension filled scenes. The effects of the crocodile is a bit shaky but still commendable.