Poor dialogue from the word go. Interactions between the characters is contrived and wooden.
The first scene is stupid... they are all in the water holding onto an inflatable boat... For some reason it hasn't occurred to them to get into the boat... a relatively easy thing to do. The sea is now flat, it is many hours since the storm. Suddenly they decide to get Meg, who is injured and bleeding, into the boat. They could have had this lightbulb moment hours ago. It takes the appearance of sharks to inspire them to think about getting into the boat. For some reason they all try to get into one side of the boat at once, capsizing it. Anyone with half, or even quarter of a brain knows that the way to enter a small boat is at either end... preferable the low end where the transom is... but no... it is important to the plot that they behave stupidly as possible to maximize the dramatic predicament. The very stupidest member, Mark, climbs onto the upturned boat so that they cant right it. Finally they right it and they all get inside the boat quickly and easily, though, still from the side... they are slow learners!
I am continuing to watch because I am enjoying the opportunity for such enormous criticism potential... I've never had it so easy!
They are now all in the boat. Sharks are circling. The alpha guy, John, is reaching his leg over the side and trying to kick the sharks away, So far, his leg still exists.
A little later, John sees an Island and decides to swim to shore to get help. When he realizes it is a mirage, he swims back to the boat and just as he is about to get in, is eaten by a shark. Not long after this, the mourning is over and Mark starts leaning over the side dangling his arms in the water and repeatedly splashing water on his head saying "ohhhhh.... it's soooo goood!" Then he starts drinking vast quantities of seawater with the others hysterically trying to stop him.
A little later, Mark is sitting seemingly peacefully, then starts yelling at the top of his lungs, not stopping. The scene ends mid scream. The next scene is in the morning and Mark is again sitting peacefully. This is a relief... I was going to suggest that the writers have the others turf Mark into the sea to thwart his tantrum.
Mark's peace was short lived... he has started growling and has clearly gone insane. After a short jumping tantrum, he again dangles his head and arms into the water. There is clearly a reason for this: the writers want him to get eaten by a shark... which happens of course.
Shortly after this, the injured girl dies so after throwing her overboard, two weakened and slightly delirious survivors remain. As the boat is full of rotting blood and urine, the woman says they need to capsize it and right it again. They do this but the guy is too weak to even try to get in, despite having just successfully righted the boat. He has a little relax in the sea just when a shark approaches... but recovers his senses just in time.
Soon they see a tanker coming towards them. Despite being close to it, for some reason they jump into the sea and try to swim towards it. Luckily they are seen and sailors throw in a lifebuoy. They are rescued just in time as sharks approach to increase the tension but pertinently just too late for a meal.
The first scene is stupid... they are all in the water holding onto an inflatable boat... For some reason it hasn't occurred to them to get into the boat... a relatively easy thing to do. The sea is now flat, it is many hours since the storm. Suddenly they decide to get Meg, who is injured and bleeding, into the boat. They could have had this lightbulb moment hours ago. It takes the appearance of sharks to inspire them to think about getting into the boat. For some reason they all try to get into one side of the boat at once, capsizing it. Anyone with half, or even quarter of a brain knows that the way to enter a small boat is at either end... preferable the low end where the transom is... but no... it is important to the plot that they behave stupidly as possible to maximize the dramatic predicament. The very stupidest member, Mark, climbs onto the upturned boat so that they cant right it. Finally they right it and they all get inside the boat quickly and easily, though, still from the side... they are slow learners!
I am continuing to watch because I am enjoying the opportunity for such enormous criticism potential... I've never had it so easy!
They are now all in the boat. Sharks are circling. The alpha guy, John, is reaching his leg over the side and trying to kick the sharks away, So far, his leg still exists.
A little later, John sees an Island and decides to swim to shore to get help. When he realizes it is a mirage, he swims back to the boat and just as he is about to get in, is eaten by a shark. Not long after this, the mourning is over and Mark starts leaning over the side dangling his arms in the water and repeatedly splashing water on his head saying "ohhhhh.... it's soooo goood!" Then he starts drinking vast quantities of seawater with the others hysterically trying to stop him.
A little later, Mark is sitting seemingly peacefully, then starts yelling at the top of his lungs, not stopping. The scene ends mid scream. The next scene is in the morning and Mark is again sitting peacefully. This is a relief... I was going to suggest that the writers have the others turf Mark into the sea to thwart his tantrum.
Mark's peace was short lived... he has started growling and has clearly gone insane. After a short jumping tantrum, he again dangles his head and arms into the water. There is clearly a reason for this: the writers want him to get eaten by a shark... which happens of course.
Shortly after this, the injured girl dies so after throwing her overboard, two weakened and slightly delirious survivors remain. As the boat is full of rotting blood and urine, the woman says they need to capsize it and right it again. They do this but the guy is too weak to even try to get in, despite having just successfully righted the boat. He has a little relax in the sea just when a shark approaches... but recovers his senses just in time.
Soon they see a tanker coming towards them. Despite being close to it, for some reason they jump into the sea and try to swim towards it. Luckily they are seen and sailors throw in a lifebuoy. They are rescued just in time as sharks approach to increase the tension but pertinently just too late for a meal.