Plot: Chris is a diver who repairs the pipelines in the North Sea, one of the most dangerous professions on Earth. When his ship drifts away and his cable breaks, he finds himself all alone on the seabed. His colleagues do everything they can to get to Chris, but his oxygen is deplating quickly and there isn't much time.
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March 29, 2025
It seems Parkinson remade his 2019 film, only with a bigger budget and some familiar (Hollywood) faces. I understand why he accepted the offer. The original appears to be a TV project, which no doubt came with a lot more limitations, but I doubt this was a significant improvement over the original.
The underwater scenes are pretty tense, and a tighter edit (or a bigger focus on the thriller elements) could've made this a fine little genre flick, but the drama, the sentimentality, and the extended finale take a way from the experience. It's a decent enough film, but nothing too memorable.