If I had to review SUMERGIBLE, and were limited to JUST ONE WORD... "TERROR" would be that word! What a tremendous showcase of South American talent!
Currently, SUMERGIBLE is ONLY available in Ecuador. It should be much more available soon. Owing to the fact that it is filmed in Spanish & is ONLY available in South America now, I think it is logical to POST this as a Bi-lingual Review! But...It seems that this does not sit well with some people... So I have redacted ALL the Translation to SPANISH previously included! SORRY!!!!!
Ecuadorian Director Alfredo Leon Leon, (From Ecuador) wears many hats in SUMERGIBLE... And he wears them ALL with a stunningly masterful grace & skill! In addition to DIRECOR, he is credited as Executive Producer, shares writing credit with Daniela Granja.... Leon also shares credits for Editing and Casting. Anyone viewing SUMERGIBLE can bear witness to his awesome talents!
SUMERGIBLE should have a DISCLAIMER for viewers who suffer from Claustrophobia! The constant & intense screen-filling close-ups produced an acute sense of Claustrophobia the likes of which I have NEVER experienced in my 70+ years as a CINEMA fanatic! It made me excruciatingly uncomfortable... But, as the lifelong Confirmed CINE-Masochist that I am... I LOVED every second!!! KUDOS Señor (Mister) LEON!
25 or 30 years ago, I used to hear frequently the term "The Seventh Art" in reference to aesthetically produced Cinema... SUMERGIBLE packs a lot into its 100 INTENSE Minutes and brings that now all but discarded Cinematic Buzzword squarely into the forefront! This cinematic gem has it ALL! Inspired and artful Direction, nuanced and convincingly fleshed out performances from Natalia Reyes (From Bogota, Colombia), Leynar Gomez (From Costa Rica), Carlos Valencia (From Manta, Ecuador), and Jose Restrepo (Not specified on IMDb.com), Awesome Editing and Photography, Meticulously Recorded and Edited Sound and Authentic and Spot-on Dialogue! In closing, SUMEGIBLE is one of the10 best Spanish Language films I have ever seen!
10 Well Deserved Stars - ENJOY! / DISFRUTELA!
