Here's a cool action film that goes down smooth as summer vacation, full of gorgeous turquoise-coloured underwater scenery, bronzed bodies, and a nice level of free diving adrenaline. Paul Walker and Jessica Alba are a pair of in-love Bahamas-dwelling naturalists; she wrangles sharks at a local water park, he shepherds tourist scuba divers around the local reefs. Their beach-bum tranquility gets a jolt when a fast-talking buddy (Scott Caan) and his drug-user girlfriend (Ashley Scott) come to visit. While out on a dive, the foursome uncover what could be a dagger from an 18th-century pirate ship but nearby there also happens to be a downed plane laden with cocaine. Moral quandaries ensue, bad guys get wind of the drugs, guns come out, and the plot thickens. It's based on THE DEEP, a 1977 film that tried to capitalise on the JAWS phenomenon of the time but disappointed audiences by forgetting the sharks. This version is a much more exciting film and features shark attacks and real sharks swimming among the actors, thereby righting a 32-year-old wrong. Director John Stockwell also did BLUE CRUSH (2001), so it's a given there's no skimping on the beautiful scenery, both above and below the water line. With the gorgeous bikini-clad Alba undulating through the water like a mermaid, this movie becomes, in its own unique way, a perfect 10. Ralph Lauren model Tyson Beckford is suitably intense as a shady club owner, and Josh Brolin is a sleazy boat captain.
Product Identifiers
Producer
David A. Zelon
EAN
5050904170311
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61591761
Product Key Features
Actor
Jessica Alba, Chris Taloa, Zack Capetola, Gill Montie, Josh Brolin, Paul Walker, Ashley Scott, Nicola Paciotta, Scott Caan, James Frain, Dwayne Adway
Director
John Stockwell
Release Year
2006
Genre
General, Action/Adventure
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs
1
Format
UMD
Language
English
Reviews
Sight And Sound - INTO THE BLUE is most remarkable for the visual charms of Walker, Alba and the big blue itself