Star rating - 7/10
If there is one surefire antidote
to the tremendous heat were are currently experiencing, then it is The Deep - a
film about a fishing boat capsizing in the freezing North Atlantic sea off the
coat of Iceland. In some ways not a lot happens in director Baltasar Kormákur's
watery offering. Based on a true story, a close knit group of fishermen from a
small village leave one unremarkable night for a regular fishing trip in a battered old trawler.
But when their nets
become tangled up on rocks, and their boat disappears beneath the stormy seas,
one of their number, Gulli, finds himself alone and miles from shore or help. He
manages to defy all odds and swim miles to find land, his spirits kept from
flagging by a circling sea gull who keeps him company. And this normal, slightly
obese guy, finds himself the focus of scientific tests to find out just how he
managed to survive.
The scenery and dramatic
seascapes captured in the film are wonderful. And Ólafur Darri Ólafsson is
impressive as Gulli, who doesn't want any fuss or special treatment, just to be left alone to grieve
his dead colleagues.
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