LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 7: Kristen Stewart attends the special fan screening of 20th Century Fox’s ‘Underwater’ at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on January 7, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
After the success of Twilight and the scandal that accompanied the saga through the relationship and personal breakup of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, the actress moved away from major productions and honed her talent in independent cinema. Time passed and little by little he returned to the commercial world thanks to films like Charlie’s Angels. But despite having an extremely active career (releasing two films a year) and garnering a legion of fans during her time as a romantic heroine, some of her work has unjustly gone unnoticed. As is the case with a sci-fi film available on Star+ that deserves (and deserves) our full attention.
We now know very well how much the COVID-19 pandemic has affected us Hollywood. Not only because of the delays in the release schedule or the containment of cinemas by direct releases on platforms, but also because many films remained in no man’s land due to the closure of cinema halls and the fear of viewers of fear of the coronavirus.
Streaming then gave them a second chance to watch them, but without a good big screen premiere to boost their viewing and word of mouth to build public interest, it was difficult in a market so saturated with content to attract attention. Because of this, there are great titles that I feel have gone largely unnoticed and deserve way more attention, like this claustrophobic underwater horror film with Kristen Stewart.
I think threat in depth, a tape that hit theaters between January and February 2020 and received disastrous box office returns. In the United States, he ended his commercial career with just $17.2 million, while in Latin American countries like Mexico he settled for just $2.4 million, or a horrific $84,869 in Argentina. The grand total only reached $40 million, which was against an estimated budget of around $65 million one of the many cinematic catastrophes that the year 2020 brought with it.
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was an almost cursed film from its conception, which dates back to 2017. The announcement of the project and the development of the filming, which was conducted by 20th Century Fox, took place during the year in question, but when in 2018 the purchase of Fox by 20th Century Fox began to be formalized, the Disney premiere plans stayed in place the limbo. Three years later, the mouse company finally released it, but without a clear strategy for the mid-budget cinema Fox brought with it, its marketing campaign was rather weak, which, on top of the outbreak of the pandemic, led to tape being condemned to irrelevance.
It also has to be said that the reviews didn’t help, but honestly I consider it one of the most outstanding horror titles of recent years, especially given the way it’s been used References to classic horror and science fiction films build a truly mind-blowing and shocking underwater universe.
And it’s that menace at depth that draws on the best of claustrophobia and action extraterrestrial in a property that was drunk directly from Abyss by James Cameron, with very Lovecraftian creatures spreading a wave of horror in an underwater installation.
As a matter of fact, Kristen Stewart’s character was a perfect reincarnation of Lieutenant Ripley, a heroine of arms who doesn’t stop the horror of facing an otherworldly threat in a claustrophobic and hostile environment, the zero chance of survival or the many setbacks encountered on her odyssey from doing her best. In addition, Stewart defended the character magnificently, a detail that is not surprising considering that it was his return to the genre in which he took his first steps in Hollywood with Panic Room, The House or The Messengers.
On the other hand, Threat in the Deep was also successful from a technical point of view an exhibition of claws and pulse behind the cameras, with a truly harrowing realization that goes very well with the oppressive rooms of this submarine station on the brink of collapse, the ego horror of its protagonist, or with its grim environment where terrifying creatures lurk when you least expect it, harmonized. Personally, I had a really tense experience at the cinema, occasionally shocking me, experiencing moments of sheer nervousness, and even covering my eyes in moments of sheer terror.
I think it’s a tape very much geared to be enjoyed on the biggest cinema screen possible and with a good sound system, which is why it’s even more angry than it was due to the pandemic, bad marketing or its weak criticals Reception went unnoticed. And the worst thing is that there weren’t many voices claiming it in its second life in streaming It really is unfair to be such an intense horror and sci-fi experience that takes its cues from classics of the genre everyone loves. It’s true that the film’s plot and character development fell behind, that it took a backseat to bring its plot and pain forward, but I don’t think that stops it from being a to be very remarkable film.
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