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Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Aki Rantakolmonen The Deep. Based on true story of Icelandic man, named Gulli, who fights his way back on the land from freezing water after the accident where trawler flips over and all other crew members get killed.After over 6 hours in the freezing water and couple hours of walking, the man survives.It's an interesting story and the film does not end when the man survives. It tells the story after the accident and about the life that the Gulli is gonna experience after the tragic event.Yeah, the story is well executed and quite intriguing (yeah, it's based on real story after all), but everything else is so-so made. Personally I didn't like the style of filming and any of the characters. Actually, you do not know anything about them. Proper introduction would be good, even so they all die quite quickly in the film. The acting itself is weird.. Especially the main character.. The movie itself could be better if it was written and directed LITTLE differently than the real events. I mean enjoyment is quite missing and it does not feel like a movie. It's more like a document.Well, if you like these kind of movies which are made purely with real life events, you could like this. This does not offer you as much as a movie. I prefer Perfect Storm movie than this... It's kind of similar story but.. It's just executed and written better.(Ps. Sorry about my English..)

Filmsploitation The Film Podcast The Review: Based on a true story, The Deep is a very simple, but incredibly moving film. There's nothing really out of the ordinary when it comes to Gulli. He's a chain smoking, hard working man, who lives a rather uneventful life with his friends. It's this seemingly tedious lifestyle that makes the tragic ship accident so much more powerful. When Gulli does his best to rescue his friends, and eventually is left in the ocean alone, it's his rather normal life that shows what a regular person can be capable of to survive.Audiences don't just watch Gulli bobbing around in the ocean for the entire film, although it certainly creates some of the most tense scenes of the movie. When Gulli finally finds his way home, this is where the real challenges start to appear. Hailed as a hero for what Gulli views simply as trying to stay alive, he quickly becomes a science oddity. One scientist convinces Gulli to basically be studied in an attempt to find out how he survived. At first, Gulli almost seems excited to be considered different, but he quickly realizes that it's not important how he survived, only that he did and his friends didn't.When Gulli finally returns to his home, the film becomes intensely emotional. While out in the ocean, Gulli made a number of promises, reasoning with God to give him just one more day. He begins to make good on those promises, and it's impossible to not become teary eyed. When Gulli visits the home of one of his friends who died on the boat, and consoles his wife and children, you'd be better off bringing some tissue with you to stop the waterworks. It's an amazing performance from Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Gulli, and a stunning film from director Baltasar Kormákur.This will stay with you for sometime after viewing.For More Check out www.thefilmpodcast.co.uk

Elle Johnston If you asked me half way through this film what I thought of it, I would of probably been indifferent and gave it 6 or so stars yet by the time it had finished I was utterly captivated.They played it just right! I absolutely adore how we saw both the run up to the event, the actual event then the aftermath. It made it so much more real to the audience.The real life clips, which they show during the credits at the end, also made a huge impact on the audiences at the showings I saw. The actor who plays Gulli could of easily been related to the actual Gulli.Speaking of the actor who plays Gulli, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, simply gave a performance of a life time. I believed every word that came out of his mouth and even in the times of silence were his acting was all physical, I couldn't take my eyes of him.This film really does stay with you and I have not stopped thinking it over since I saw it over a week ago. Really quite superb.

digitald-4 This is an outstanding film. If you enjoyed "into the wild".. you're gonna like this one. It's not a long film yet clearly packs a punch. Powerful, succinct, insightful. I enjoyed how it makes a mockery of science and religion - not so subtle there. For me, the cog or center of this film happens when gulli is visited by a priest and they have a little chat.. but it isn't until later on we realize (I realized rather) that gulli is everything the priest is not and should be - a human being. That is, a human in the state of being, complete with flaws and all. As Gulli allows himself to "be" this puts him in a position to allow others to be. Put otherwise, we don't see gulli proselytizing or spewing out external beliefs and philosophies on others the way that, say, all priests of all cults and religions must do, if they know what's good for them.So its the juxtaposition (gotta love them big words) of these two characters (gulli and the priest)that really drives home two very clear messages. 1) that there are people out there who are still awake.. still alive.. and that's a good thing. 2) We live in a society where according to its own definition of what constitutes mental sanity (namely the DMV-IV) society itself is utterly insane. Truly. When you considering the wildly disproportionate distribution of wealth in society.. what other conclusion is possible? Let me give you a hint.. there is no other conclusion. Considering any billionaire (we wont mention narcs or athletes) will make more money in the time it takes to use the commode than the rest of us clucks will make in several lifetimes.. in my book cause for alarm. And as if that were not enough to blow your freakin' brains out with a hand grenade... men and women are "STILL" to this day going to nightclubs as a way to meet each other.. truly astonishing! Getting back to gulli, from a transactional analysis (psychological) standpoint, I guess you could say gulli somehow managed to shut down his inner parent and is humming or cruising thru life as an adult child. Where the child has taken over the adult and which in my book may be the only way to remain sane in an insane society. Assuming gulli were a real person how could you not be preoccupied about his future. Reasoning: in an insane society the sane cannot but be considered insane. In a society ruled by lunatics and indentured slaves.. those who are autonomous or who even attempt autonomy must be considered dangerous and feared. As gulli's inner parent might put it.. "its a fine mess you gotten us into this time gulli"And so, my response to this movie is "read you loud and clear" or "got it! thanks for the reminder". Finally, though this film does make fun of science.. it is important to remember that the scientific method (if applied properly) contains mankind's only hope to achieve anything resembling sanity or even a future.. but that's just me I guess. And while I can appreciate that others might get a radically different take on this film.. I wonder what the fat wallet boys would make of it and while you're at it.. how bout lending me a mil or two. Here's my proposal for a sequel to 'the deep': Gulli finds oil off the coast of Iceland and becomes a billionaire. He knocks up a prostitute and has a son. Gulli sues the prostitute for custody and wins - just like in real life. One day Gulli's son goes to Gulli (who by now is saturated with greed and corruption)and says...Son: hey dad.. I wanna be just like you.. filthy stinking rich. I want to exploit my slaves (I mean employees) and pay them minimum wage and watch them swelter. I like watching them squirm dad.. is that wrong? it sure does feel wrong. Heck.. the other day I asked one of my bodyguards to take off his clothes and he did.. I wonder what else he'll do for money? Gulli: they'll do anything son.. you know that. Son: "hey dad.. do you think I can have my own congressman for Christmas? I'll settle for a district court judge.. you got truck loads of those. Henry at school's got one and I got to have one too.. Gulli: you're only 5 years old son.. think you can handle it? Son: If Henry I can Gulli: OK son, sure.. ill talk to the lawyers Son: gee thanks dad.. when I turn 18 can I have my own US president. I promise I won't tell anyone Gulli: Its OK son.. no one will believe you anyway... and besides we make the law and feed the media and you know what that means. Son: yes Dad Gulli: That's right.. you're learning. Are you sure you want a US president son? they're kind've cheap these days.. and we do have a reputation. How about your own pharmaceutical company? Son: Nah.. that's boring Gulli: You sure about that? Hey Son.. how about we make a movie about race cars? we'll call it fast and furious. It'll keep the latinos happy Son: oh really .. can we dad? I like Lincoln kills zombies? I tried and couldn't think of anything more ridiculous.. I know the minion will love it Gulli: you're a genius son.. even I couldn't have thought that one up. Son: thanks dad Gulli: now go play with your anti-matter gun Son: Can I try it out on my bodyguards? Gulli: sure son.. they wont mind. Son: Hey bodyguards.. come and get it (laughter) Gulli: whats our motto son? Son: keep 'em nice and stupid. (laughter) son runs off down the hall chasing the bodyguards.coming soon to a theater near you -