I know this is primarily being advertised as a shark movie, and it's true that our protagonists are trying to avoid getting eaten by such an animal. The sharks however aren't the main things that this movie focuses on in terms of danger. Getting accidentally dropped 47 meters in the ocean while in a cage, with a limited amount of air, and the dangers of decompression sickness; aka "The Bends," plus other scuba diving rules and jargon, are many other things to worry about on top of the sharks. If anything else, this is a movie about how dangerous deep sea scuba diving can be.
Due to the focus on scuba diving, plus the addition of sharks being a threat, the movie is actually a little bit more interesting than yet another story about a dangerous shark encounter. There is a bit of background story exposition in regards to the main characters, but I simply would call those the boring moments. This movie does not pick up until they get to that boat, and get in that cage. For only a 90 minutes run time, there is that significant chunk in the beginning that I could have lived without.
Mandy Moore and Claire Holt are good in this at least. Their story progression as they try to survive this experience can be a bit predictable, but they play their archetypes well enough. Mandy Moore is the inexperienced panicky one, and Claire Holt is the more experienced braver one. Can you easily guess where this movie goes with their characters? Sure, but the "lessons" about scuba diving adds a nice touch of expositions, and the risky actions they take does add to the tension when watching this movie.
While "47 Meters Down" generally feels like a throwaway underwater thriller of a story, it has it's merits of playing the game of "will they" or "won't they" make it alive by the end. I should say that there is a plot point that will definitely challenge your limits on what you can accept from this movie, and that might completely sour your experience watching this. All I know is that while the movie "Jaws" made you afraid of going in the water because of sharks, this movie is an example on why you shouldn't do deep sea scuba diving.
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