Into the Blue
Sony Pictures Releasing | Release Date: September 30, 2005
5.7
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worleyjamersJun 7, 2013
A guilty pleasure movie. It probably takes itself a little too seriously at times, but come on...who doesn't like Jessica Alba in a bikini for 2 hours!?
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SusanM.Oct 4, 2005
Bland and forgettable.
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MarkB.Jan 9, 2006
Even though John Stockwell's dippy but not totally disposable underwater booty-and-booty epic wasn't actually released until October of 2005, it's really the purest mindless summer junk to come out that year. It's not Even though John Stockwell's dippy but not totally disposable underwater booty-and-booty epic wasn't actually released until October of 2005, it's really the purest mindless summer junk to come out that year. It's not trying to be postmodern (like The Dukes of Hazzard), or lazily imitative (like The Longest Yard) or trashily noisy (like Four Brothers) or slick but totally nonnutritious (like Mr. and Mrs. Smith). It really tries to tell a serviceable story involving two kinds of buried treasure (one legit, the other not so much); the underwater photographers really earned their paychecks and then some; the four leads fill their skimpy suits effectively, although Scott Caan and Ashley Scott are far better actors than topliners Paul Walker and Jessica Alba and therefore get to have all the moral ambiguities. In short, Into the Blue is to cinema what Garfield's nemesis Odie is to comic strip canines: really pretty dumb, but its energy and enthusiasm make up for a lot without totally letting you forget that it's really pretty dumb. The same goes for walker's performance; the Fast and the Furious star is a terrible actor, but his overcaffeinated dudespeak is something to behold. As for Alba (Sin City, Fantastic 4), she delivers the goods she was essentially signed on to deliver, which means that this DVD will be sold to lots of 13-year-old boys and lonely middle-aged men who want to...study her performance further. During the sections of the film in which the stars are required to put some clothes on for a change, Stockwell (who also did the Kate Bosworth surfing flick Blue Crush; the man gets more mileage out of the color blue than any entertainment figure since Bobby Vinton) keeps his viewers awake with some decent car chases, torture sequences and shark attacks, but ultimately spoils his movie by being just a bit TOO eager to please; few movies are destroyed in the last two minutes, but Stockwell tacks on a "have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too" coda that totally negates the central "which is more important, love or wealth?" question that actually if temporarily lent the movie some thematic weight. But then, I already DID say this movie was really pretty dumb in the first place, didn't I?… Expand
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scotts.Oct 13, 2005
It's not horrible and it's not great. About half the movie is shot underwater and if you are a diver or like to snorkel, it's worth a matinee.
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groundfisherOct 29, 2005
The trailer didn't do this movie justice. The movie is well-paced and the narrative, not as simplistic as the trailer led me to expect, is coherent and somewhat interesting. The performances from the actors are mixed, however, and the The trailer didn't do this movie justice. The movie is well-paced and the narrative, not as simplistic as the trailer led me to expect, is coherent and somewhat interesting. The performances from the actors are mixed, however, and the gratuitous, lingering shots of the sexy bodies on display are distracting in a bad way! Some of the underwater scenes are well-shot. The central theme of a man's integrity and the value of love and of wealth is adequately handled until the end, when the movie really lets itself down. There are some aspects of the plot which are unlikely but not enough to spoil it. The movie is not without charm and I was happy to sit through it. I wouldn't watch it again, however.… Expand
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MikeJ.Mar 12, 2006
The only reason that made give this lousy movie a 5 was because of jessica alba. She's hot, and goes in the water a lot. So that's the only good thing. Other than that, this movie isn't even the least bit entertaining, crappy The only reason that made give this lousy movie a 5 was because of jessica alba. She's hot, and goes in the water a lot. So that's the only good thing. Other than that, this movie isn't even the least bit entertaining, crappy effects, pretty bad acting, and lackluster presentation all add up to the movie not to see this year.… Expand
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SeriosityDec 8, 2012
Not at all terrible, but a dull and completely forgettable. For the most part an otherwise bland film with particularly outstanding water photography.
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cameronmorewoodNov 15, 2012
Into the Blue is a succulent, sexy guilty pleasure for the intelligent movie-goer. Though it has its benign moment, it doesn't insult us with stupidity, and it's surprising well edited, especially down the last twenty minutes.
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Meth-dudeJun 17, 2017
It's a very flawed, but watchable movie. The acting was decent, the kills were fun and the cinematography was beautiful. Unfortunately, the plot was stupid, the characters were stupid, there were a lot of plot holes, it was unbelievable andIt's a very flawed, but watchable movie. The acting was decent, the kills were fun and the cinematography was beautiful. Unfortunately, the plot was stupid, the characters were stupid, there were a lot of plot holes, it was unbelievable and none of the characters were sympathetic at all. The last half hour tries to give you the action movie promised, but it can't save the first horribly cheesy and disgustingly bad hour.… Expand
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