Underwater’s charms are simple: sea beasts attack an ocean drill site, people try to escape, everyone has a bad day. It’s not complicated, and nor does it need to be, because this 2020 film is an overlooked genre treat that’s lean, mean and submarine.
There’s no time to get comfortable as Underwater throws us right into the thick of the action with a frantic opening sequence onboard Kepler Station, situated on the bottom of the sea bed near the Mariana Trench.