FORMAT: DVD
Lorenzo Lamas stars as an underwater explorer/grifter who is seeking donations to fund his expedition to the lost city of Atlantis. Before he can skip town with the money, he is kidnapped by a rich rival who wants him to go to the bottom of the ocean to find out what happened at his top-secret underwater oil rig. Turns out, a swarm of hungry Great White sharks are using the place for their new feeding ground. Lamas soon finds himself in the midst of a government cover-up and has to evade not only federal agents on a sub, but also genetically engineered man-eating sharks.
Dark Waters was directed by Phillip J. Roth, a veteran of many SyFy Channel movies and straight-up crap. This one is far from his worst, but it might make for choppy waters if you aren’t a Lorenzo Lamas fan. The opening underwater scenes are downright laughable as the actors are clearly on a set and trying unconvincingly to make the audience believe they’re on the ocean floor. While this could’ve been a recipe for hokey fun, unfortunately, the majority of the film takes place on a sub and Lamas’ escape attempts quickly get repetitive.
Lamas does at least deliver an amusing performance. His hair is even better. In fact, this might be the best his hair has looked since Renegade. He’s pretty funny in this too. I liked the scene where he has a three-way with some hot blondes, and his reaction to seeing a “security tape” that winds up being porn is a highlight.
I guess it all boils down to what you’re looking for. Dark Waters is essentially an action movie with some occasional shark attacks. I was kind of hoping it was going to be a shark attack movie with some occasional action sequences. However, if you don’t mind more action than shark munching, you might enjoy it more than I did.
My mom actually rented this one for me as a kid cause she thought it would be up my alley and she was right, I had no idea what to expect from it but I wound up having a pretty good time.
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