Sharks – Matthew Liedke on Film

Sharks. The Animal Kingdom’s gift to cinema that just keeps giving.

The latest film to feature the sharp-toothed creatures is “Deep Water,” which stars Golden Globe nominee Aaron Eckhart as Ben, the first officer of a flight going from Los Angeles to Shanghai. He is joined in the cockpit by the captain, Rich, played by Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley.

While it’s a long flight, everything seems routine. That is until a device in the bag of one of the passengers causes a fire, leading to an explosion, resulting in a crash landing in the ocean. The plane breaks apart in the process, leaving survivors clinging to wreckage. As the crew works to help passengers, they learn the waters they’re in is full of sharks.

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Young characters do something they shouldn’t and end up having to deal with a force of nature. Pretty straightforward stuff for a shark movie.

Going into a little more detail here, “47 Meters Down: Uncaged” is a sequel to 2017’s “47 Meters Down,” which I didn’t see. Despite not being brushed up on my “47 Meters” lore, though, this one is pretty easy to dive right into.

The movie follows four teenage girls, with the main characters being step-sisters Mia (Sophie Nelisse) and Sasha (Corinne Foxx). Their father is a diving explorer who is researching an ancient underwater city.

On one afternoon, the two girls and their friends decide to check the location out for themselves, but in doing so, they come across a shark that’s evolved to live, and hunt, in the dark. As a result, the four now have to try and survive with limited oxygen in a what’s basically an underwater maze.

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