The Reef

Like the Jaw, Open Water and the like movies I liked (feared, but only a little) The Reef - the ocean was and is still an always suspicious territory to me, not knowing what is below me alone give me the creeps with or without sharks and other beasts of the deep. So I admit, movies like The Reef got an easy shot to give me some goosebumps and thrills. All in all nothing special - no new cult, no new classic, but what I would call rock solid popcorn entertainment.

Five folks go on a reef diving excursion. After their boat sustains damage, it slowly begins to sink leaving them stranded on the overturned vessel. Four decide to take their chances in trying to reach land. Will anyone survive the dangers of the deep? I must say that I thought this was much better than Open Water. There was much more effort to sustain suspense and keep the dramatic atmosphere. However, it was still an average watch. I had one major question. What happened to the knife? Not bad. Not special. An average watch.

I'm going to keep this review brief. I don't understand how this movie is getting an average of 5.7 stars. It is so much better than Open Water. I don't scare easily and this had me squirming in my seat and even jumping a few times. I love Jaws so nothing will ever out perform that for me but this has to be the next best movie in it's category. If you want to have a good scare and really feel the terrified emotions of what these people went through - watch the movie! You won't be disappointed. Yes, the dialogue could be better but if you can look past that it's a great movie. Oh, and there isn't any CGI crap to cheese it up or robotic sharks to dumb it down. I give it a solid 8 stars!!!