I almost didn't watch it because of the really bad reviews. I don't think this movie is so bad. First, it's based on a true story so that's always interesting and second it just wasn't that bad. Sure, it's not an Oscar winner but in my opinion, if you liked the movie "Open Water" (2003), then you're probably going to like this one. Now, I don't know how much money was spent on making this film but keep in mind that even though Josh Duhamel is starring in it, it's not your typical Hollywood big budget type of a movie (so don't expect it to be a fast paced thriller with big special effects). It has a low budget movie feel to it, kinda like "Open Water".
The only problem I have with this movie (CAREFUL: serious spoilers ahead!) is how accurate is it really? According to the movie, Deb and Brad survived five days on the open water. I'm somewhat confused as to how they managed to survive this long without water. From what I know, human can't survive longer than three days without water, right? I mean, isn't it what the rule of threes all about? Three minutes without air, three days without water and three weeks without food. So how did they survive? Did they drink their own urine? Was there rain or dew or some other form of water that kept them alive? Or maybe the rule of three is inaccurate and they really did survive the full five days without any water? Also, they only got into the raft when they realized the water is infested with sharks. They said they didn't do it earlier because of the cold air but that wasn't mentioned again. They didn't seem to suffer from cold so what was that about? Some reviews mentioned that the movie is different than the true story but according to Wikipedia and other stuff I read online, it's not. At least I couldn't find any differences. So again, how accurate is this film? That's my biggest issue. Other than that, I'd probably tell people to give it a shot and just watch and see if they like it or not.
