Deep Rising Movie Review 1998

Huge sea serpents cause massive destruction to the cruise ship Argonautica and put major dinks in the plans of mercenaries, led by Finnegan (Williams), who board the ship for greedy motives. Sticks to a reliable action-horror formula with the good sense to not take its characters or slimy creatures too seriously. Sea critters have inventive ways of disposing of extraneous cast members, resulting in gore aplenty. Slacker humor provided by Finnegan's sidekick Pantucci (Kevin J. O'Connor) injects the film with a certain goofiness. Typical B-movie fare that leans more toward guilty pleasure than quality entertainment.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 106 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Eat Me, Boom!, Killer Sea Critters, Sea Disasters, Sail Away, Elevators

Screenplay

Stephen Sommers

Cast

Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Anthony Heald, Kevin J. O'Connor, Wes Studi, Derrick O'Connor, Jason Flemyng, Djimon Hounsou

Cinematography

Howard Atherton

Director

Stephen Sommers

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Producer

Laurence Mark, John Baldecchi, Buena Vista, Hollywood Pictures