47 Metres Down: Uncaged
Four backpackers go diving in a ruined underwater city that they learn to be infested with man-eating sharks in this survival horror sequel.
- Director:
- Johannes Roberts ('47 Metres Down', 'Storage 24', 'Darkhunters')
- Writer:
- Ernest RieraJohannes Roberts
- Cast:
- John CorbettBrec BassingerNia LongSistine Rose StalloneCorinne FoxxSophie NélisseBrianne TjuDavi SantosKhylin Rhambo
Reviews & comments
Went more than 47 metres down!
The Geets (greats): A seamlessly okay sequel with similar shocks and awe to keep it moving. It was refreshing to see Sharks of a more primordial species, which rely more on noise than sight. This movie delivers at times with surprising death scenes and the inevitability of the situation present. I must credit the location scouts for the amazingly...
Sydney Morning Herald
pressNone of the characters from the original return: even the sharks are not the same. But thematically, the film ups the ante on its predecessor, resulting in a pure, rather beautiful example of genre as ritual.
Hollywood Reporter
pressSet disbelief aside, and primal phobias may well suffice to get you happily to the other side of this adventure.
A.V. Club
pressUncaged improves on the first film only with its ending: This one boasts a modestly effective twist rather than a truly moronic one. Encouraging, but not nearly enough to justify a third trip down this 47-meter well.
The New York Times
pressThe action is unclear and the menace unconvincing. The tin-eared dialogue - of which there is a shocking amount, for a movie set largely underwater - doesn't help either.
Hollywood Reporter
pressSet disbelief aside, and primal phobias may well suffice to get you happily to the other side of this adventure.
The Guardian
pressAs an unrelated sequel to a film that was originally set to premiere on the bottom shelf of a supermarket, this is better than it needs to be.
Variety
pressThere's little in "47 Metres Down: Uncaged" that really sticks. The shocks, however, are consistently well-timed, and for the audience that seeks out a movie like this one that's probably enough.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressNone of the characters from the original return: even the sharks are not the same. But thematically, the film ups the ante on its predecessor, resulting in a pure, rather beautiful example of genre as ritual.
Hollywood Reporter
pressSet disbelief aside, and primal phobias may well suffice to get you happily to the other side of this adventure.
A.V. Club
pressUncaged improves on the first film only with its ending: This one boasts a modestly effective twist rather than a truly moronic one. Encouraging, but not nearly enough to justify a third trip down this 47-meter well.
The New York Times
pressThe action is unclear and the menace unconvincing. The tin-eared dialogue - of which there is a shocking amount, for a movie set largely underwater - doesn't help either.
Hollywood Reporter
pressSet disbelief aside, and primal phobias may well suffice to get you happily to the other side of this adventure.
The Guardian
pressAs an unrelated sequel to a film that was originally set to premiere on the bottom shelf of a supermarket, this is better than it needs to be.
Variety
pressThere's little in "47 Metres Down: Uncaged" that really sticks. The shocks, however, are consistently well-timed, and for the audience that seeks out a movie like this one that's probably enough.
Went more than 47 metres down!
The Geets (greats): A seamlessly okay sequel with similar shocks and awe to keep it moving. It was refreshing to see Sharks of a more primordial species, which rely more on noise than sight. This movie delivers at times with surprising death scenes and the inevitability of the situation present. I must credit the location scouts for the amazingly...
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