OPEN WATER 2: ADRIFT

So I'm browsing at the local ma & pa vid store and their bank of TVs run a clip from OPEN WATER 2: ADRIFT...This "sequel" makes about as much sense as, well, JAWS 2...

Tagline: "In the water no one can hear you scream."

Now OPEN WATER (2003) was a subversive little thriller - as potent as Spielberg's original JAWS. The beauty of the film was that you never saw the sharks that were circling Susan (Blanchard Ryan) and Daniel (Daniel Travis) - you just saw the fear on their faces, their exhaustion and despair.

OPEN WATER - shot using a Sony DCR-VX2000 and a Sony DSR-PD150 - places the viewer's nose deep in roiling water right alongside the two protagonists. Its probably the closest feeling to floating without actually being in water.

OPEN WATER reaches BLAIR WITCH PROJECT fear handily, which is very difficult to achieve in horror cinema. This type of "reality" is rarely explored in this genre because too many filmmakers abide by the erroneous rule that gore and "monsters" are key elements to fright.

Obviously the makers of OPEN WATER 2: ADRIFT think they can capture this primal fear again but, sadly, there's no sane reason for the attempt.