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Black Water: Abyss
2020 98 min Australia, United Kingdom 16+
★5.1
Horror, Action, Adventure
Director: Andrew Traucki
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Description
An adventure-loving couple convince their friends to explore a remote, uncharted cave system in the forests of Northern Australia. With a tropical storm approaching, they abseil into the mouth of the cave, but when the caves start to flood, tensions rise as oxygen levels fall and the friends find themselves trapped. Unknown to them, the storm has also brought in a pack of dangerous and hungry crocodiles.
Worldwide:
$1.12M
Starring
Jessica McNamee
Actor
Luke Mitchell
Actor
Amali Golden
Actor
Key opinion
Black Water: Abyss is widely regarded as a lackluster and formulaic creature feature that fails to recapture the tension of its predecessor. Critics and audiences agree that the film suffers from poor character writing, uninspired direction, and a general lack of originality compared to better entries in the survival-horror genre.
| Screenplay | The screenplay relies on tired, clichéd tropes that render the protagonists as one-dimensional cannon fodder rather than compelling characters. | |
| Emotion | The film functions as a generic survival thriller that fails to deliver genuine suspense or build an effective, claustrophobic atmosphere. | |
| Production | The creature design and visual execution of the crocodile are unconvincing and lack the menace required for an effective monster movie. | |
| Acting | The acting is consistently criticized as amateurish, resembling a lackluster graduation performance with little emotional range. | |
| Pacing | The pacing is viewed as stagnant and slack, failing to maintain enough momentum to sustain the viewer's interest throughout the runtime. |