| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Steve Murray |
"A smart, relentless shocker." more... |
B+ |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...scares up chills." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Jim Emerson |
"...a savage and gripping piece of work that jangles your nerves without leaving your brain hanging." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...a nerve-jangler." more... |
B- |
| E! Online |
"Though creepy, the monsters are actually less scary than the cave-ins, which may induce panic-attacks in sensitive viewers." more... |
A- |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...rewardingly terrifying..." more... |
A- |
filmcritic.com
David Thomas |
"...a compelling mix of action and horror." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"...delivers the nerve-jangling, brutally effective goods." more... |
A- |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...easily the summer's scariest movie." more... |
B |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...a full-throttle horror freakout..." more... |
A- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...a creepy white-knuckle excursion into horror..." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Prepare to be scared senseless, and then, when you think you have it figured, your certainty will be shaken by scenes built to scare you even more. " more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...a nerve-racking, claustrophobic survival thriller..." more... |
A |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...doesn't match the subtle horrors of 2003's Open Water." more... |
C |
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