| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Consitution
Bob Longino |
"...psychologically disturbing..." more... |
A- |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"As fumbling and limited as it is, Open Water succeeds." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"It gets under your defenses and sidesteps the 'it's only a movie' reflex and creates a visceral feeling that might as well be real." more... |
A- |
Chicago Tribune
Sid Smith |
"The deep has never been so creepy, nor, in some ways, the creeps so deep." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"It'll leave you with the creeps and make you think twice about swimming in the ocean for the rest of the summer." more... |
A- |
Film Threat
Don R. Lewis |
"...gut wrenching..." more... |
B- |
filmcritic.com
Nicholas Schager |
"A soggy thriller that fails to generate more than moderate tension..." more... |
C+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...an unpleasant experience." more... |
D |
New York Post
Megan Lehmann |
"...you might forget to breathe." more... |
B |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...succeeds in mobilizing the audience's dread, but it fails to make us care as much as we should about the fate of its heroes." more... |
C |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...offers genuine scares and chills..." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"As in the best scare flicks, what eats at you most is what you don't see." more... |
A- |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Bill White |
"With its grab bag of phobias...there should be something to create a bit of unease in almost everyone." more... |
C |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"There's more terror than entertainment here..." more... |
B |
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