Into the Blue

Plot

A group of divers find themselves in deep trouble with a drug lord after they come upon the illicit cargo of a sunken airplane.

Release Year: 2005

Rating: 5.7/10 (32,474 voted)

Critic's Score: 45/100

Director:
John Stockwell

Stars: Paul Walker, Jessica Alba, Scott Caan

Storyline
Sam and Jared are a young couple in the Bahamas, divers and aspiring treasure hunters. While the arrogant salvager Bates has loads of expensive equipment, Jared gets by with a small, battered boat. Jared and Sam find a historic wreck, but nearby is a wrecked airplane with a large quantity of cocaine. Jared and Sam want the treasure; their diving partners also want the drugs. Dangerous criminals realize the plane and cocaine are submerged somewhere in the area. When the bad guys learn that the couple has located the drugs, Jared and Sam find themselves in mortal peril.

Cast:

Paul Walker
–

Jared

Jessica Alba
–

Sam

Scott Caan
–

Bryce

Ashley Scott
–

Amanda

Josh Brolin
–

Bates

James Frain
–

Reyes

Tyson Beckford
–

Primo

Dwayne Adway
–

Roy

Javon Frazer
–

Danny

Chris Taloa
–

Quinn

Peter R.V. Bowleg Jr.
–

Jake

Clifford McIntosh
–

Kash

Adam Collins
–

Raolo

Gill Montie
–

Big Dave

Dan Ballard
–

Scuba Bob

Taglines:
Hold your breath

Details

Official Website:
20th Century Fox (International site) |
MGM [United States] |

Release Date: 30 September 2005

Filming Locations: Bahamas

Box Office Details

Budget: $50,000,000

(estimated)

Opening Weekend: $7,057,854
(USA)
(2 October 2005)
(2789 Screens)

Gross: $18,472,363
(USA)
(30 October 2005)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

Due to US moral views, Sony Pictures digitally altered the theatrical trailer to give Jessica Alba a 'less revealing' bikini. See also
Pathology and
The Hangover.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible:
When Jared and Bryce are fighting after they learn Sam has been kidnapped you can see Jared's mic chord under his shirt, all the way up from his waist to his neck.

Quotes:

Jared:
[when there were sharks in the ocean]
yeah i know, but i lost my watch…

Bryce:
[when there were sharks in the ocean]
jared: i lost my watch you lost…? you need an arm to wear a watch! would you get out of the water stupid!

User Review

Well-paced fun

Rating: 8/10


I was astonished at the dismal rating for this film, which at the time
of this writing was 4.8. Into the Blue never demonstrated any pretense
of becoming the next academy award winner, and instead faithfully
executed its focus — beautiful ocean scenery, beautiful bodies, and a
significant degree of tension and action to carry the plot. I found the
characters believable, especially given the target audience of the
movie: the dialog was fairly cleverly humorous, but serious when it
needed to be; the characters were adequately conceived, including the
intentionally unlikeable 4th party woman who "wasn't family." Most of
all, I enjoyed the pacing of the movie. Some slow underwater scenes
were accompanied by peaceful music belying the increasingly perilous
situations the characters found themselves in. Halfway through the
movie, the tension never fully dissipates, as each event flows into the
next as the stakes rise. The badguys are dealt with intelligently, and
there are enough twists to convincingly carry the instability and
danger of the situation.

I went into this movie wanting to enjoy it, and I wasn't disappointed.
Though its premise wasn't the most intellectual of premises, I don't
feel as if it were dumbed down as much as many action movies do, and
instead carried out is plot with due respect given its expectations.
I'd recommend this movie as a good post-summer adventure flick!