Directed by:
Peter YatesCinematography:
Christopher ChallisComposer:
John BarryCast:
Nick Nolte, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Shaw, Dick Anthony Williams, Earl Maynard, Louis Gossett Jr., Eli Wallach, Robert Tessier, Peter Benchley, Bob MinorVOD (1)
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When a couple go on a scuba diving excursion off the Bermuda coast, they find a variety of treasures, including a container of mysterious liquid and an antique medallion with a woman’s likeness on it. Eventually, a drug lord takes notices and begins to terrorize them with Haitian black magic when they refuse to sell the liquid to them. The couple begins to research the history of the Spanish shipwreck and realize how valuable the ship’s contents actually are and conflict ensues as the treasure hunters battle the drug dealer and his henchman. (Via Vision Entertainment)
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An average and not very entertaining adventure thriller.
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Beautiful underwater shots (including shots of Jacqueline Bisset, of course), the hilarious duo of Nolte and Shaw, the scruffy schemer Eli Wallach, the mystery of sunken shipwrecks, treasure, morphine, mobsters, John Barry's haunting music... The Deep is an adventure film the way it should be. Maybe it’s a bit long and with a bit of a throwaway final underwater fight, but whatever. The final death of one of the villains erased all the awkwardness of the previous ten minutes.
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The underwater shots are great, adding on some proper suspense. Add in an Indiana Jones-like story and you get The Deep. It’s more of an adventurous and mysterious movie than a horror, but most of all it is a really well-made film that I enjoyed from start to finish. Not only because of its story, but also because of Jacqueline Bisset or the nice acting performances by Nick Nolte or Robert Shaw.
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