The Deep

1977

2h 3m

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6.0/10

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Adventure

A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters.

Directors

Peter Yates

Writers

Peter Benchley(novel by)

Peter Benchley(screenplay by)

Tracy Keenan Wynn(screenplay by)

Stars

Robert Shaw

Jacqueline Bisset

Nick Nolte

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Top cast

Romer Treece

Gail Berke

David Sanders

Henri Cloche

Adam Coffin

Kevin

Dick Anthony Williams

Slake

Bob Minor

Wiley

Earl Maynard

Ronald

Teddy Tucker

The Harbor Master

Directors

Peter Yates

Writers

Peter Benchley(novel by)

Peter Benchley(screenplay by)

Tracy Keenan Wynn(screenplay by)

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Stylish but sadly lacking any substance. No doubting that The Deep was a film hoping to cash in on the monster success of Jaws two summers previously. Written by Jaws author Peter Benchley, The Deep on the page is never fully realised here on the screen, and sadly the film never lifts itself out of standard adventure territory. From the onset it looked to be heading in the right direction, a great first hour of genuine intrigue and tension keeps the viewer interested, where we have ship wrecks, treasure, voodoo, a gorgeous locale, a gruff Robert Shaw and Jacqueline Bisset's wet t-shirt! but the film drifts onto formulaic sand and peters out like a damp squib (or should that be squid?). Lovely to look at (the underwater sequences are gorgeous), and the acting is fine enough from all of the leads, yet a meandering drug plot only has one wishing that a big shark would come and swallow the whole bloody picture and regurgitate it with a bit more oomph and passion. 5/10

John Chard29 Apr, 2019