Overview
- The film, which opens Friday, May 1, follows passengers forced to ditch in the Pacific and then fend off mako sharks, with Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley leading the cast.
- Reviews from The Hollywood Reporter, IndieWire, JoBlo, and others single out a tense, technically sharp midair-to-ocean crash as the standout sequence.
- Many critics fault the crowded ensemble and five-writer script for thin, archetypal characters and clunky emotion, noting that the sharks do not show up until about 50 minutes in.
- Visual effects receive mixed marks, with praise for the crash staging but complaints about obvious green-screen lighting and inconsistent CGI sharks.
- Several outlets expect limited box-office traction and suggest the movie will find a larger audience once it reaches streaming.