I should've listened to my gut instinct. 20 seconds in, I wanted to turn this off.
The movie opens showing a boat "on fire" in a body of water with the most incredibly fake looking fire/explosions I've probably ever seen. THIS is what they chose to begin their story with?
I get it, immediately. For shock value and using an old movie trope of beginning at the end so you know this is not going to end well. Blah, blah, been there, many have done that. BUT, I could've easily forgiven that if the CGI didn't look so buck-fifty cheap.
I digress. I continued with movie with the premise this is "inspired" by a true story and I enjoyed the similar Open Water franchise. Mercifully, my few rewards for continuing on: most of the actors were really trying their best here, the captain being the best character and actor by a landslide and some drone shots of the open water and boat were really gorgeous.
That all said, the acting is bad, the movie's continuity is so far off - the boat isn't that big, but it apparently it takes determined characters 5-6 minutes to travel a few feet which is just enough time for our heroes to complete whatever the story needed them to and characters barely react how any normal humans would. Case in point the very ending - no spoilers, but when the ending occurred, I was like: You're not going to say anything? Really? This isn't a surprise to you? Or wow I can't believe this happened?
Basically, four college kids need to make it from one shore to an island for what looks like the most boring and toned-down party ever, even though these young adults act like it's the party of the century. They miss the Ferry so they charter a stranger's boat, who they always say he's the guiltiest looking person, but honestly, he, Bobby, has the most charisma short of the Captain.
Well, backstories are given about the four passengers, but two doofuses antagonize Bobby after unbelievably using every substance anyone can get into, including alcohol, beer, cigarettes, cigars and pot. It was as if, OH!, the filmmaker's needed to pad the screen-time with the weak premise probably incredibly loosely based on a true event.
Regardless of their child's play, Bobby and the Captain already had a plan for these punks and then things get messy. And progressively horrifying for them.
I would sorely recommend you skip this, save yourself and just watch Open Water 1-2. Much better movies. This one just felt like such a Film School project. I mean bravo for making the film and to the cast who really tried - well, except for the lead, Noah Gaynor, who really looked like he slept-walked through this. It just overall, wasn't that good.
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Final thoughts: Considering how bad Open Water 3 was (so bad, I saw it and literally cannot remember a thing about it, and even though I've only seen all three Open Water movies once apiece, I remember almost every detail of 1-2,) they might as well threw this into the series renaming it: Open Water 4: Dead Sound. At least it might have made more being attached to a franchise.
Also...what's with the title? What does that even mean? There wasn't even a silent scene in the movie that would necessitate the title's prediction.
