Underwater's reviews
Media reviews
The Hollywood Reporter
In fact, Underwater hints at one point that the ocean is the only thing truly worth fearing here. In a fleeting echo of man-plays-god sci-fi parables of yore, a character describes the monsters as Mother Earth's vengeance on those who would never stop looking for ways to extract her resources: "We took too much ? and now she's taking back.
The Wrap
Director William Eubank (?The Signal?) assembles the pieces of a good sci-fi thriller, and the production itself is actually pretty impressive. There are a few moments where he takes us inside their suits, and the angles and view capture the claustrophobia that the crew is feeling at that moment. But Eubanks? failure to expand on the ideas that could truly terrify an audience dissipate the intensity into a puddle of nothing.
Variety
In 'Underwater', Stewart locks herself in terse anxiety mode and never deviates from it. She?s an actress who needs a good script to tap her verbal sharpness, but it?s clear that someone convinced her that 'Underwater' would give her the chance to be "just like" Sigourney Weaver's Ripley (right down to the anti-movie-star coif). But when you're "just like" a character who?s that iconic, you're really nowhere at all.
The Guardian
What frustrates me most about Underwater is just how very little it brings to the table. It?s a solid, competently directed regurgitation of an oft-told tale that never manages to justify its own existence. With a budget of around $80m, that?s really not good enough. As I entered the screening I was handed a scrap of paper that implored me not to reveal any of the film?s ?surprises and plot twists? and as I left, I was scratching my head trying to figure out what on earth those were supposed to be. The only surprise here is why film-makers are still trying to remake Alien rather than trying to make something new.