Streaming Standard: Underwater (2020)

 A Film that was buried for 2 years and unearthed...right as COVID spread initially.  This had about the same luck as The New Mutants, but with no Marvel connection.

Is this an underappreciated gem or all wet?  This is...

Deep underwater at a Mining Rig, things seem fine.

Yep, nothing bad is going to happen.

Oh right- the whole thing starts to fall apart and explode.

Only a handful of people make it.  Unfortunately, one of them is TJ Miller.

They find the Captain- Vincent Cassell- who tells them that the only way to escape is by going 7 miles further down.

They have to put on some Leviathan-style Suits to wander around in the dark.

At least they are less silly than the ones in DeepStar Six or more disappointing than the HAZMAT Suits in The Rift. 

They are attacked by a strange creature while searching for survivors- 6 miles down in the Mariana Trench- and it's...not something you want to see in your Bathroom at night.

Being stuck with them in at the bottom of the Ocean- far worse.

Can they escape the dark, wet and dangerous void to reach the surface?

Will the creatures get them?
What's that big thing again?

To find out, watch the Film now.  It's around, so track it down.

A fun Film, if we're being honest.  It is one of those Films that seemed to really 'go for it.'  You get the harsh, cold metal of the suits and locations.  You get the black void of walking around on the bottom of the Ocean.  You get the thrills of people surrounded by *something* at all times in a place they can't escape.

What could go wrong?

This is where you're expecting me to talk about all of the bad stuff, right?  Well, there's not much.  I mean, did I need to root for TJ Miller after 2019?  No, right?

That aside, the Film- while a bit melodramatic, if we're being 100- is well-made, looks nice and really builds to a nice conclusion.  No SPOILERS, other than that the creatures get quite a bit bigger.  It's a great payoff.

Underwater is a Film that Fox didn't care about for 2 years and then dumped into Theaters at the worst time in recent memory.  If you're into stuff like the Alien Films or the many Underwater Horror Films I referenced earlier- also The Abyss-, then it is worth checking out.  In fitting with its 2020 release date, they all wear strong PPE...

Yeah, it's actually good.  Go see it.  Funny third line.