Well, after the success of the first 47 Metres Down movie,
which was easily one of the most unnecessary features I reviewed in the
entirety of 2017, it appears we already have a sequel. Knowing what other
unneeded horror cinema have been getting follow-ups (a sequel to The Gallows
came out this year; I mean, c’mon!) I should be more irritated at this film’s
mere existence… but maybe this could be a good thing.
As I’ve been making a habit of saying around here, I love
movies that redeem qualities of bad movies, and while I was
largely unimpressed with the first film, it’s not as if it had literally
nothing about it that could’ve worked with a different take. Hell, with how
well Crawl turned out earlier this year, I’m willing to go into this with some
level of optimism. Thankfully, this may not be all that good of a film, but it
is markedly better than its predecessor.
