The latest sequel in the ever-expanding franchise OPEN WATER:
CAGE DIVE (2017) finds two brothers Jeff and Josh (Joel Hogan and Josh
Potthoff, respectfully) and their friend Megan (Megan Peta Hill) decide that
the most daring thing for them to do for an audition tape for a reality TV show
is to go cage diving with real sharks.
While on the open seas with a couple dozen other daring enthusiasts, a
freak wave capsizes their boat causing them to be stuck out in the open ocean
in shark infested waters. Now they must
find a way to stay alive until they are rescued with not only deadly sharks
still roaming around but lethal secrets that may test all of their friendships.
Written and directed by Gerald Rascionato this film retains
the “found footage” style of the previous two films but little else. Despite having some amazing cinematography
from Rascionato and Andrew Bambach, the film’s filled with two-dimensional
characters that are not all that interesting and it’s a travesty that the Megan
character is a cliché of a woman doing and making all the bad decisions (and
down right stupid in some instances) that puts them all in even more danger.
As sequels go, the “found footage” genre should disappear
for a few years so that the conventions can be later re-invented as this film
offers nothing new or interesting for either the genre itself or fans of these
types of films. Only those that have been
sticking with the franchise need bother with this latest entry.
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