Deep Water (2026): Review

 A basic shark film that works well in the end!

The story line was a pretty basic setup. But man, the film did not hold back when the sharks showed up. I was really surprised with the fact that no one was safe in this movie. You honestly had no idea who was going to make it out in the end. While the dialogue needed a bit of polishing, you really felt for the characters, and they did a good job at developing most of them. 

The acting was solid. Aaron Eckhart at times did not really convey the emotions effectively, but he really picked it up as the movie went on. Ben Kingsley did a great job, despite his limited amount of screen time. Molly Belle Wright was the star of this movie, what an incredible performance by this young lady. Elijah Tamati's performance was a huge surprise as well, loved his performance a lot as well. Rose Zhao gave a memorable performance as well.

There were not a whole lot of jump scares in this movie which kind of disappointed me. There was 1 that really got me though, and ironically it did not involve a shark. They did a good job with the suspenseful build up, but I wish there had been a tad more jump scares.

As shark movies go, this is definitely one of the more memorable ones. Renny Harlin definitely knows how to make a good shark movie. I would put this as an above average shark movie. It ranks above 47 Meters Down, Jaws 2, and The Meg 2: The Trench, but it is below 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, The Shallows, Deep Blue Sea, The Meg, and Jaws.

Overall, I was very impressed with this shark film. It had a lot of heart, some great CGI, good acting from the younger stars, and some well done suspenseful moments, that made up for some of the dialogue, and lack of jump scares. As shark films go, this was good!

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

3 out of 4 stars