This is pretty standard fare from Dark Castle. It is not a great film-it isn't even necessarily a great horror film. But it has just enough competence to hold your attention and a storyline that does what you want it to do. It is the technical aspects that make the film.
The boat's design and how the director shoots it are just unnerving enough to make this a cromulent creepy atmosphere. The rust stained and disheveled sets stay with you after the story wraps up. In a lot of ways this is the primary joy of the film. It is like being in a haunted house at sea.
The cold opening, as well as a later sequence expounded upon it, it is the best in the film and one of the best scenes from the early aughts. It is blood soaked for the gore fans but also suspenseful for the thriller fans. The rest of film never quite gets there again but the opening is worth watching by itself.
The boat's design and how the director shoots it are just unnerving enough to make this a cromulent creepy atmosphere. The rust stained and disheveled sets stay with you after the story wraps up. In a lot of ways this is the primary joy of the film. It is like being in a haunted house at sea.
The cold opening, as well as a later sequence expounded upon it, it is the best in the film and one of the best scenes from the early aughts. It is blood soaked for the gore fans but also suspenseful for the thriller fans. The rest of film never quite gets there again but the opening is worth watching by itself.