Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6246 in Movie
• Released on: 2008-07-16
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Running time: 95 minutes

Customer Reviews

Six Stupid People at Sea
I loved the original Open Water. I figured this "sequel" wouldn't be as good but I am a sucker for movies that exploit the awful wonder of the ocean so I gave it a shot. There are some good performances in the film, and the irony of how they got themselves into this pickle is a great set-up. But there are just too many acts of stupidity. When Lauren decides to swim off to shore & no one stops her, I just had to laugh. I mean, seriously??? That's not even to mention the rope ( which they let go adrift with a corpse when they could have used it to try again... argh!), the cell-phone, the knife etc etc. I understand that people in this situation don't think very clearly, but it also seemed like a lot to ask that we identify/empathise with such a spoiled, entitled and idiotic crowd.
The "ambiguous ending" is also ridiculous. They should have stuck with the first choice and let the screen fade out without trying to have their second ending, which by itself also didn't make any sense ( crying baby, preserver still in the water,ladder down, etc)

Eh, watch it if it shows up on cable and you have nothing else to do. But if I were you, I'd get Open Water instead.

I AM DROWNING
I WAS NOT IMPRESSED WITH THE FIRST ONE, I THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF LAME AND BORING. I WENT INTO THIS ONE NOT REALLY EXPECTING MUCH AND I HAVE TO SAY THIS IS MORE ENTERTAINING AND GRIPPING. THE ASPECT OF BEING LOST IN THE WATER AND NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT BUT WAIT TO DIE IS A HAUNTING REALITY THAT IS SCARY IN MY BOOK.

THIS MOVIE PUSHES THE FEAR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE SITUATION. MIX IN A CRAZY FRIEND NAMED DAN WHO HAS NOT GROWN UP AND IS RECKLESS TO THE POINT OF CAUSING DEATH OF OTHERS AND YOU HAVE A STORY THAT UNFOLDS WITH FRIENDS BECOMING ANGRY WITH ONE ANOTHER AS THERE LIVES ARE SLOWLY FALLING AWAY.

THE ASPECT OF THE BABY AND THE MOTHER IS A VERY DISTURBING AND HORRIFYING MOMENT THROUGHOUT THIS FILM AND IT MAKES ME SO VERY SICK AND SAD. I THINK THIS IS A MIND TRIP OF JUST KNOWING THE HORROR OF YOUR CHILD IS IN NEED AND NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

THE ENDING IS VERY CONFUSING AND IS THE MAJOR DOWN FALL TO THE MOVIE BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DIRECTOR WAS SAYING, BECAUSE THIS HAS TWO SHOTS IN THE END:

WEIGHING IT ALL TOGETHER, IF YOU TAKE OUT THE ODD ENDING THE FILM DOES DO WHAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO DO, BRING FEAR IN KNOWING THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP WHAT IS HAPPENING. YOU FACE A REALITY OF WATCHING YOUR LOVED ONES DIE, AND KNOWING THAT NO HOPE IS AROUND.

THE DREAD AND FEAR OF DEATH IS BEFORE YOU YET YOU KNOW NOT EVEN 20 FEET AWAY YOUR BABY GIRL IS CRYING AND UNLESS SOMETHING HAPPENS YOU AS A PARENT WILL FAIL TO PROTECT THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE.

Aye-Aye Mateys....DUH
Wow! This film started out interestingly enough. In most horror films we fully expect that somebody does something incredibly stupid, resulting in all of them being in "quite a kettle of fish, Ollie". However, the characters in this movie don't have enough brains amongst them to even get the boat out of the harbor, much less solve their dilemma.

Hmmm, with six extremely healthy adults (plenty of flexibility and stamina, one would presume, judging from the shape of their buns) caught overboard without a paddle....or the ladder, I was wondering what the rest of the 45 minutes of the movie would be about. Maybe the party where they laugh at how wrinkle-dee they got during their hour in the drink? Ah, but, no.... There were at least half a dozen ways they could have gotten back up onto the deck, without any fatalities involved. But, alas, they were just too stupid.

The actor who played the sea-o-phobic lady was the only believble character. She gave a wonderful performance, even amidst a sea of bad actors, bad plot, and the longest day in the history of the open ocean. Did anyone else wonder if the sun would EVER set? What was up with that?

I have a problem with ambiguous endings. I'm too anal, and really need things tied up neatly. Even if it means they all end up as chum. So, the one thing I was counting on, ie., the mom reuniting with the baby (who was able to find her binky but was unable to feed herself) and everything being just fine ever after, was blown...or was it, I don't know!

There is one way the movie could have redeemed itself, but it would have required a couple of Great Whites. And we are soooo past that!